• PACS Gets Trading Period Extension

    PACS Group is trying to right the ship as it works to restate its prior financial statements amid an investigation into its Medicare billing practices, and return to providing regular quarterly earnings statements. The New York Stock Exchange Listing Operations Committee did agree to provide PACS with an additional trading period through November... Read More »
  • Outcome Healthcare Acquires Pennsylvania SNF

    Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 142-bed skilled nursing facility in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The seller, an independent owner, faced increasing financial and operational pressures in today’s skilled nursing environment. The selected buyer was a regional operator with a... Read More »
  • Full Continuum Community Obtains Refinancing

    CBRE National Senior Housing refinanced The Pointe at Meridian, a 100-unit seniors housing community in Meridian, Idaho. Built in 2022, The Pointe at Meridian was built in 2022 and consists of 60 independent living units, including 14 townhome units, 30 assisted living units and 10 memory care units. Grace Management took over management of the... Read More »
  • Arizona Seniors Housing Development Secures Construction Financing

    Fifty Stones Capital Group closed a $39.3 million construction loan for a seniors housing community in Chandler, Arizona. The proposed development comprises 147 units with 150 beds. The opportunity came to Fifty Stones Capital Group through a local broker.  The sponsor, an experienced local developer with a focus on multifamily and senior... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Sends Default Notice to NHC

    National Health Investors is addressing violations under its longstanding lease agreement with one of its largest tenants, National HealthCare Corporation. In July, NHI notified NHC/OP, L.P., an affiliate of National HealthCare Corporation and the tenant of 32 of NHI’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living... Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Announces SNF Acquisition

Strawberry Fields REIT Announces SNF Acquisition

Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a skilled nursing facility with 100 beds near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, utilizing cash from its balance sheet. The facility is leased to an existing third-party operator that entered into a master lease for this facility, as well as for another facility that Strawberry Fields acquired in December 2024 (a skilled nursing facility featuring 100 beds in Oklahoma). The lease includes annual base rents of $500,000 with 3% annual rent increases and an initial term of 10 years with two options of five-year extensions.  The deal was revealed in the REIT’s first quarter earnings report, along with the closing of its purchase of six senior care facilities in... Read More »
Family Office Acquires Two Communities

Family Office Acquires Two Communities

Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in its divestment of two seniors housing communities on Florida’s east coast. The communities are in Port St. Lucie and Port Orange with 171 assisted living and memory care units. The buyer was a central Florida-based family office. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled the transaction. The deal follows Berkadia’s other recent Florida closing, which was handled on behalf of a national owner/operator. The property was Abbey Delray, a 505-unit CCRC originally built in 1979 in Delray Beach that features 327 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 30 memory care units and 100 skilled nursing beds on 25.66... Read More »
Kentucky SNF Sees Active Bidding Environment

Kentucky SNF Sees Active Bidding Environment

Kyle Hallion and Ben Firestone of Blueprint were engaged to sell a 54-bed skilled nursing facility located 45 minutes northwest of the Lexington, Kentucky MSA, and successfully closed the deal on May 1, approximately 30 days prior to contractual closing. The facility offered a track record of strong occupancy with clear revenue upside via CMI improvement and expense controls through operational efficiencies. Kentucky also completed Medicaid rebasing in July 2024 that made the state more attractive to incoming owners. So, following the rebasing, Blueprint targeted regionally focused investors and generated seven written LOIs. The winning bidder, a New York-based owner/operator with a... Read More »
ESI Closes Record-Setting SNF Sale in North Carolina

ESI Closes Record-Setting SNF Sale in North Carolina

A skilled nursing sale in North Carolina set a new pricing record in the state, with Evans Senior Investments handling the deal. ESI was engaged by an independent owner/operator to divest Smithfield Manor, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility in Smithfield, North Carolina (about 25 miles southeast of Raleigh). At the time of marketing, the 1975-vintage property was performing well, with occupancy above 80%. However, it offered a number of expense and revenue optimization opportunities for a strong regional operator to significantly improve performance. Through a competitive three-week marketing process, ESI attracted strong interest, ultimately securing a buyer aligned with the... Read More »
Growth-Oriented Buyer Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Competitive Market

Growth-Oriented Buyer Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Competitive Market

Blueprint handled the divestment of an assisted living and memory care portfolio dubbed Project Viking. The portfolio includes multiple well-located communities of newer vintage in Minnesota. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction.  The opportunity presented the ability to acquire substantial scale in a state known for its highly regulated and competitive seniors housing environment, plus a recent increased to its Elderly Waiver Medicaid rate reimbursements. It drew significant interest from a range of national and regional buyers, and after a competitive process, the portfolio was acquired by a buyer focused on growth and long-term value creation within the upper... Read More »
Oklahoma Hospital Divests to Arkansas-Based Joint Venture

Oklahoma Hospital Divests to Arkansas-Based Joint Venture

Senior Living Investment Brokerage continued its May hot streak with two more closings. First, the firm represented a local hospital that was looking to divest its 55-unit assisted living/memory care community in McAlester, Oklahoma, in the rural eastern part of the state. The community was built in 2017 but lagged behind operationally for years. Occupancy was healthy at 91%, but it operated below a 10% margin on $3.1 million of revenues. It could stand to benefit from a more experienced and seniors housing-focused manager to push rates, control expenses and support its staff.  An Arkansas-based partnership that has an operating presence in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma emerged as the... Read More »