• 60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care’s PR Problem

    Recently, we have seen stories circulating about the connection between REIT ownership and the way skilled nursing facilities provide care, stemming from a study written by the nonprofit journalism outlet KFF Health News. We’ve seen this before, headlines like “real estate investors profit while patients suffer,” usually with graphic cases of... Read More »
  • Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »
  • CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

    CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April,... Read More »
  • VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

    VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a... Read More »
  • Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

    Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Exits Ohio Senior Care Campus 

Not-For-Profit Exits Ohio Senior Care Campus 

Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage recently sold a senior care campus in Mason, Ohio. Built in 1997, the community features 105 assisted living and independent living units along with 162 skilled nursing beds. It was originally a faith-based, not-for-profit community independently owned and operated by the Jewish Home of Cincinnati.   But in 2018, another not-for-profit, Indiana Senior Housing Health Care Properties, Inc., stepped in to buy the community for an undisclosed price. They hired CarDon & Associates to operate the community and pledged to continue providing Jewish programs and services to its residents. The plan for the new owners was to grow their Ohio... Read More »
SLIB Handles Upstate New York AL Sale 

SLIB Handles Upstate New York AL Sale 

A small owner/operator added to its upstate New York holdings with the acquisition of a 29-unit assisted living community in the town of Randolph, in between Buffalo and Erie. The buyer, Willow Ridge Senior Living, already owns a small adult home in Albany and an 89-unit assisted living/memory care community in Wellsville that it acquired in August 2021 for $8 million, or $89,900 per unit, at a 7% cap rate. The principal for Willow Ridge is Mike Morris, a former Brookdale Senior Living and Holiday Retirement executive that is now building his own portfolio.   The Randolph property was originally built in the 1880s but was converted to assisted living in 1992, with an expansion in 2003.... Read More »
Family Operator Exits SNF Business in Arkansas 

Family Operator Exits SNF Business in Arkansas 

Smaller owner/operators are continuing to exit the skilled nursing market, and it’s no wonder considering the increased complexity of the sector, rising labor costs and stagnant Medicaid rates. As such, another family operator looking to retire sold its facility in Brinkley, Arkansas with the help of Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage.   The same family has owned and operated the 116-bed facility since its inception in 1962. Called Cla-Cliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, it is situated in between Little Rock and Memphis, along I-40. Occupancy was 44%, so the new regional owner will look to use its expanding footprint to help improve operations.... Read More »
Mom & Pop Exits Wisconsin Community 

Mom & Pop Exits Wisconsin Community 

Mark Van Den Broeke of Senior Care Realty closed the sale of a northern Wisconsin memory care community on behalf of the mom & pop seller looking to divest their only asset. Built in 2015 with high-end finishes, the community has 28 beds and 24 units, with rents averaging $7,000 per month. It boasted 92% occupancy, with a majority of residents being private pay. The community also operated at a roughly 38% margin on about $1.65 million of trailing revenues, but the seller was motivated to exit. An out-of-state family buyer with a handful of properties in Texas but ambitions to grow in the Midwest paid $4.4 million, or $183,300 per unit, for the community.   Read More »
Plains Commercial Closes Texarkana Transaction 

Plains Commercial Closes Texarkana Transaction 

Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial announced the sale of a memory care community in Texarkana, Texas, allowing the seller to exit the memory care business in the process. Built in 2010, the community is licensed for 40 beds and has a high-quality physical plant. However, there was opportunity for upside (occupancy was just above 50%) through management changes and further lease-up. So, the seller chose a regional assisted living/memory care operator as the buyer. The purchase price was not disclosed.  Read More »
Blueprint Arranges Private Equity Exit  

Blueprint Arranges Private Equity Exit  

Chicago-based private equity firm, HAN Capital, engaged Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors to sell Valleyview of Owatonna, an 86-unit, non-purpose-built assisted living community in Owatonna, Minnesota, about 40 miles west of Rochester. The community was a low-cost provider in the area, mainly accepting residents on Minnesota’s Elderly Waiver and CADI waiver programs that allow for sustainable state reimbursement for income-qualified residents. The community’s occupancy peaked in 2020, when it generated approximately $2.7 million and $640,000 in total revenue and EBITDAR, respectively, on a limited private pay census.  Armed with real-time market knowledge of the local... Read More »