• 60 Seconds with Swett: Dr. Oz to Lead CMS?

    Here is a sentence we never expected to say. Dr. Mehmet Oz will in all likelihood be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He was tapped by President-elect Trump, who said in a statement that Oz would “cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency” and would see that “we get the best... Read More »
  • Walker & Dunlop’s Transaction Trifecta

    The Walker & Dunlop Seniors Housing team is off to a strong start for Q4, having closed three transactions, so far. The deals were across the swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The first closed in October, and the following two closed in November.  First, Alex Vice, Joshua Jandris and Brett Gardner handled the sale of a... Read More »
  • Kiawah Life and Bishop Gadsden Affiliate

    Ziegler facilitated the affiliation of Kiawah Life Plan Village, Inc. with Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Communities. After exploring over 20 qualified organizations, KLPV selected Bishop based upon its reputation in the Charleston, South Carolina market, financial strength and shared values. KLPV is a not-for-profit that was formed in 2020 to own and... Read More »
  • Four SNFs Receive Refinancing in Virginia

    Capital Funding Group closed a $132.24 million bridge loan on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The deal supported the refinancing of four skilled nursing facilities comprising 731 beds in Virginia. Craig Cassagrande and Catherine Mansel handled the transaction, which closed 47 days from receipt of the signed term sheet.  This... Read More »
  • Dealmaking in South Dakota

    A small assisted living community in South Dakota sold thanks to the team at Evans Senior Investments. An institutional owner/operator engaged Evans to facilitate the sale in order to redeploy capital into new opportunities.  The community was built in the last decade with 33 units of private pay assisted living, with a functional bed... Read More »
Invesque Divests to Logos Living Capital

Invesque Divests to Logos Living Capital

Logos Living Capital acquired a seven-property seniors housing portfolio from Invesque. The communities were previously managed by Commonwealth Senior Living, and going forward they will be managed by Viva Senior Living, which exclusively manages Logos’ seniors housing assets. The portfolio includes three communities in Maryland (Viva at Bel Air, Viva at Cockeysville and Viva at Hagerstown), three in Virginia (Viva at Stafford, Viva at Fredericksburg and Viva at Berryville) and one in Tennessee (Viva at Oak Ridge). Logos is a long-term believer in the assets, with the goal being to own them for as long as possible and to look at different financing sources over time.  The portfolio... Read More »
1019 Senior Living Grows in Indiana

1019 Senior Living Grows in Indiana

1019 Senior Living, an owner/operator that was founded in 2021 by James and Heather Kesler, acquired two seniors housing communities in Indiana. Both were properties previously operated by Bickford Senior Living. Of course there are always hurdles that come with closing a deal, however this transaction, which Blueprint handled, was very smooth.  1019 Belle’s Place of Crawfordsville is a standalone memory care community with 28 units in Crawfordsville. 1019 Belle’s Place of Wabash also comprises 28 assisted living/memory care units, and is in Wabash. Both were built in 2008. The purchase price was not disclosed, however, it was noted that it was a “very good deal.”  One of the... Read More »
Ciena Healthcare Divests to Euson Lindsay Health

Ciena Healthcare Divests to Euson Lindsay Health

Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a senior care community in Goshen, Indiana. The seller, Ciena Healthcare, recognized the need for strategic repositioning, engaging Blueprint in the divestment.  Built in 2018 and constructed under the Green House Project, an organization that focuses on non-institutional eldercare environments, The Laurels of Goshen features four homes with 12 residents per home (48 seniors housing beds) and 28 dually licensed Medicare and Medicaid skilled nursing beds. Blueprint approached one group with interest, Euson Lindsay Health, and they were ultimately selected as the buyer, rebranding the community as The Restoracy Goshen.... Read More »
Owner/Operator Purchases in South Carolina

Owner/Operator Purchases in South Carolina

Jack Osteen of Sherman & Roylance facilitated the sale of two skilled nursing facilities comprising 252 total beds in South Carolina. The facilities were previously marketed by a different brokerage firm in 2021.  Built around 1980 and renovated in 1998, one of the facilities is in Florence and comprises 132 beds with an occupancy rate of over 75%. Built in 2008, the second facility is in Cheraw and features 120 beds with an occupancy rate of over 90%. The seller was a mom & pop with a 50-year history in South Carolina’s nursing care sector. The buyer is a leading operator with a growing presence in the Western United States. The deal was financed through private international... Read More »
Behavioral Health Buyer Takes Over Georgia Community

Behavioral Health Buyer Takes Over Georgia Community

Bull Realty, a commercial regional real estate company, was engaged by Gryphon Senior Living in its divestment of a seniors housing community in Dacula, Georgia. Built in 2011, Hope Memory Care Community features 64 memory care units across 37,432 square feet on 3.44 acres. Gryphon originally bought the community a few years back for around $9.5 million, or $148,000 per unit.  The community struggled with occupancy, despite good demographics. After Bull Realty was brought on to market the property, the bank sold the note. A potential CON sale was explored but did not pan out. When the note holder had control of the property, a separate potential buyer was brought in. The noteholder... Read More »
Joint Venture Divests to Private Owner/Operator

Joint Venture Divests to Private Owner/Operator

Blueprint was engaged by a joint venture between two national investors in the divestment of its seniors housing community in Pickerington, Ohio, that was acquired as part of a larger transaction. The buyer, which intends to reposition the asset as affordable seniors housing, was a well-capitalized private owner/operator seeking to expand and increase operational leverage in the Midwest.  Built in 2009, the community comprises 86 assisted living and memory care units in a growing, but supply-constrained, suburb of Columbus. The community’s occupancy challenges post-COVID, in combination with its outlier geography and care mix, made it a non-core component of the broader transaction... Read More »