• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »
  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »
  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... Read More »
Trustwell Living Adds 16 Properties to Portfolio

Trustwell Living Adds 16 Properties to Portfolio

In one fell swoop, Trustwell Living more than quadrupled its portfolio of managed seniors housing communities by assuming the operations of 16 communities across Ohio (11 communities), Illinois (3), and Florida (2). Prior to the move, the company, which was founded by former Capital Senior Living CEO Larry Cohen, operated five communities in Kansas (2), Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee. The 16 added communities total 762 units of assisted living and memory care, averaging 48 units at each property. The largest community is 113 units. While predominantly assisted living, there are also some memory care and independent living units. Judging by the communities’ small average size and... Read More »
CFG Funds SNF Portfolio Deal in Pennsylvania

CFG Funds SNF Portfolio Deal in Pennsylvania

Capital Funding Group closed $34.7 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania that combine for 299 beds. Managing Director, Real Estate Finance Craig Casagrande and Vice President Andrew Jones originated the transaction for the borrower, which was a regional operator. The announcement follows the company’s recent closing of a $13.4 million HUD loan, which supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan on a 144-bed skilled nursing facility in Vermont. The cash-out bridge loan had seasoned for two years before being brought to HUD. Read More »
The Rise of the Regional Operator

The Rise of the Regional Operator

The SeniorCare Investor’s Managing Editor, Ben Swett, sat down with Roddy and Michael Radnia of Brighton Care Group to discuss the company’s growth from six beds to 600, the lessons learned along the way, and how not to lose that local touch when operating as a larger, expanding company. Read More »
Another AdventHealth SNF Sells

Another AdventHealth SNF Sells

As part of AdventHealth’s exit from the skilled nursing market, and concurrent with its divestment of seven skilled nursing facilities in Florida, the not-for-profit health system also transitioned from its 222-bed SNF in Apopka, Florida. It was owned by the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and operated by AdventHealth Care Centers, a subsidiary of AdventHealth. The facility was originally built in 1970 adjacent to the Florida Living Retirement Community, near the Forest Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church. However, the physical plant was extensively renovated in 2019 and 2020, and received a new 52-bed subacute trach and vent unit with 29 dedicated resident rooms.  Blueprint... Read More »
Avanath Acquires Rivers Senior near Sacramento

Avanath Acquires Rivers Senior near Sacramento

Avanath Capital Management LLC, a multifamily owner and operator that primarily focuses on affordable and workforce housing, acquired Rivers Senior, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in West Sacramento, California, for $19 million, or $158,300 per unit. The deal marks Avanath’s 19th acquisition in Northern California and its 13th property in the greater Sacramento area. Avanath acquired the community in an off-market transaction with the seller, with whom Avanath had previously purchased numerous Sacramento-area assets. Rivers Senior was built in 2008 utilizing the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s LIHTC and with bond financing via multiple agencies. Additionally,... Read More »
Stabilized Seniors Housing Deal Closes in San Antonio

Stabilized Seniors Housing Deal Closes in San Antonio

A well-occupied seniors housing community in San Antonio, Texas, found a new owner thanks to Evans Senior Investments. The Class-A community was built in 2017 with 42 assisted living and 21 memory care units. Featuring plentiful amenities, it was 95% occupied with a 100% private pay census at the time of marketing. Additionally, in January 2022, the operator, Sodalis Senior Living, implemented a 4% rate increase for all current residents, and successfully implemented another lease renewal increase of 6% in January of 2023. There were several compelling offers for the seller, but Sodalis ended up as the buyer. The purchase price was not disclosed. Read More »