• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Colorado SNF

Evans Senior Investments Sells Colorado SNF

Evans Senior Investments was brought on by an independent owner/operator to arrange the sale of a skilled nursing facility that was built in 1968 and is in Fort Collins, Colorado. The seller owned and operated the facility for about 20 years, with it as their only SNF. Like so many other independent owner/operators, they were impacted by the difficulties of today’s operating environment as well as a lack of economies of scale. Making the decision to exit the long-term care industry, the owner/operator divested. There was a competitive marketing process, and at the time of marketing, occupancy was 68%. The facility was generating over $7.5 million in annual revenue, with a loss of over... Read More »
Omega’s Q2:23 Results

Omega’s Q2:23 Results

Omega Healthcare Investors reported second quarter results on August 2 and announced a host of new investments totaling $270 million. In total, the company completed $129 million in real estate acquisitions, invested $124 million in real estate loans and other loans and investments and funded $17 million in capital renovation and construction-in-progress projects. Regarding Omega’s real estate acquisitions, the largest was Omega’s purchase of four skilled nursing facilities located in West Virginia for $114.8 million. The company leased the SNFs to an existing operator, and the facilities were added to that operator’s master lease with an initial annual cash yield of 9.5%, with 2.5% annual... Read More »
SLIB Sells a Memory Care Community

SLIB Sells a Memory Care Community

Senior Living Investment Brokerage was brought on to sell a memory care community in Oregon. The team included Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito. Built in 2010 with an addition in 2013, the 30-unit/40-bed community is located in Portland, Oregon, on two acres of land with 16,300 square feet. The seller was a REIT that chose to divest its non-core, smaller assets. The buyer was a local owner/operator that plans to make capital improvement and focus on improving occupancy as well as operations. No other details were disclosed. Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Announces July Activity

Meridian Capital Group Announces July Activity

Meridian Capital Group’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Platform, led by Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, closed more than $520 million in transaction volume in July 2023. Their recent closings include a $175 million credit facility on behalf of a New York-based home health platform, which was provided by a nine-bank syndicate. Meridian’s Indrajit Pal and Matt Lesnik negotiated this transaction along with Adlerstein and Simpson. Additionally, the team sold nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 718 beds in the Midwest and arranged $66.6 million in financing from a commercial bank along with a $10 million A/R line for the acquisition. The team also arranged a $49 million HUD refinance... Read More »
SLIB Sells a Memory Care Community

REIT Divests Small Memory Care Asset

A REIT divested a small, non-core asset in Portland, Oregon, hiring Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to close the deal. The community, which features 40 beds and 30 units of memory care, was built in 2010 and expanded in 2013. The REIT bought the property in the mid-2010s but decided to sell to a local owner/operator. The buyer will focus on capital improvements as well as improving occupancy and operations. No other details were disclosed. Read More »
Alta Senior Living Expands in South Florida

Alta Senior Living Expands in South Florida

Alta Senior Living acquired Palm Beach Memory Care, a newly built memory care community located in North Palm Beach. Around 20% of its 60 units were already pre-leased when the community opened. Dan Baker of JLL arranged the sale, but no other details were disclosed. Alta’s portfolio is spread across the country, with locations in Colorado, California, Minnesota and Florida. Its regional headquarters is located near the new Palm Beach community and two other South Florida communities in Tequesta and Margate.  Read More »