• 60-ish Seconds with Steve Monroe: So, What’s Goin’ On?

    While I did not make it to the NIC Spring Conference last week, my colleagues Ben and Steph were there to meet and greet the record crowd. The crowd included a lot of smiling faces. Some takeaways included the expectation that liquidity is returning and that we will see bigger deals this year. Also, lenders will be putting out more cash in 2025... Read More »
  • Brookdale Bucking Historical Trend

    Brookdale Senior Living announced its February occupancy results, and it was better than we expected. Month-end occupancy has now increased for three straight months since November. At the end of February, occupancy was 80.8%, marking the seventh straight month that it has topped 80%, and up 20 basis points from the end of January. As you know,... Read More »
  • CareTrust’s Recommended Cash Acquisition of Care REIT by Bidco

    CareTrust REIT reached an agreement with the board of directors of Care REIT plc on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made for the acquisition of Care REIT by CR United Bidco Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CareTrust. CareTrust has agreed to pay 108 pence in cash per ordinary share of Care REIT. Based on the Sterling to Dollar... Read More »
  • Walker & Dunlop Handles California Closing

    In February, Tony Cassie, Brant Nelson and Sam Thompson of Walker & Dunlop facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Concord, California. The seller, a joint venture between a local private investor group and Agemark Senior Living, purchased the community in 2018 and conducted extensive renovations while turning around... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires in Georgia

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a seniors housing community in Dallas, Georgia. The seller was the existing lender that had foreclosed on the asset. Built in 2013, the community comprises 88 assisted living and memory care units, totaling 66,961 square feet across 3.88 acres. It was 65% occupied at the time of sale, and the... Read More »
Kentucky and Connecticut SNF Sell in Separate Transactions

Kentucky and Connecticut SNF Sell in Separate Transactions

Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Properties handled two separate deals, one in Kentucky and one in Connecticut. First, in an off-market transaction, Forest facilitated the sale of a skilled nursing facility with 150 beds in Lexington, Kentucky. The facility had positive EBITDAR and cash flow at the time of the sale.  After receiving five written offers from regional and local groups, the ultimate emerging buyer was a repeat client of both Forest and the seller, a large private healthcare group with an existing footprint in the state. This was the seller’s only asset in Kentucky. Next, Vegh and Schiff, in another off-market transaction, were engaged by a mom & pop... Read More »
Wachusett Healthcare Acquires in Connecticut

Wachusett Healthcare Acquires in Connecticut

Waschusett Healthcare, a provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation services in Connecticut, acquired Beechwood Post Acute and Transitional Care. Built in 1898, Beechwood is in New London, Connecticut, with 60 beds. The purchase price was not disclosed. Waschusett has served as a consulting partner to Beechwood for the past three years. Read More »
Ziegler Handles Christian Horizons’ Portfolio Divestment

Ziegler Handles Christian Horizons’ Portfolio Divestment

Ziegler announced its role as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Midwest Christian Villages (doing business as Christian Horizons) in the sale of its senior living and care portfolio pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The sale of substantially all the company’s assets closed in multiple transactions on or before February 28th, 2025. Nick Glaisner handled the transaction. Christian Horizons was one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit, faith-based organizations and offered a comprehensive continuum of care that included over 1,200 independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing units/beds. The organization served older adults in Illinois,... Read More »
Blueprint’s Recent Activity

Blueprint’s Recent Activity

Blueprint recently closed three transactions involving skilled nursing facilities. First, a legacy owner/operator engaged Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint to facilitate the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Dayton, Ohio. Grafton Oaks comprises 99 beds and was cash flow negative at the time of sale. The seller was divesting their only asset to retire from the industry. Blueprint targeted a select group of well-capitalized investors and regional operators with a strong understanding of skilled nursing operations and Ohio regulatory considerations. Multiple groups expressed interest with the ultimate buyer being an owner looking to expand its presence in Southwest Ohio. The... Read More »
Brookdale Closes Two Portfolio Acquisitions

Brookdale Closes Two Portfolio Acquisitions

Brookdale Senior Living announced the closing of two portfolio acquisitions, completing the three-portfolio, 41-property acquisition plan initially announced in September 2024. Through ownership of these communities, including the 11-property portfolio acquisition completed in December 2024, Brookdale is coming closer to its year-end goal of owning more than 75% of its consolidated unit count. In one deal, Brookdale acquired five communities (686 units) previously leased from Welltower for $175 million, or $255,100 per unit. Averaging around 25 years in age, the communities are primarily located in affluent or very affluent markets and together comprise 270 independent living units, 170... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Closes Colorado Deal

Walker & Dunlop Closes Colorado Deal

Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion, Tony Cassie and Sam Thompson recently facilitated the sale of a struggling, Class-A, 134-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Denver metro area. The community first opened in 2016, financed via Series 2017A and 2017B tax-exempt state bonds, and it is still among the newest senior living assets in its market. The seller, a regional not-for-profit CCRC owner/operator, took over management in late 2023 on an interim basis as part of a not-for-profit merger. They, along with the bondholders, exclusively engaged Walker & Dunlop for the deal team’s bond-financed and non-profit asset disposition experience, to execute the transaction for all... Read More »