• 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 »
The Knapp-Stahler Group Closes SNF in East Texas

The Knapp-Stahler Group Closes SNF in East Texas

Nick Stahler and Austin Diamond of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap recently closed a 140-bed skilled nursing facility for $14.25 million in East Texas. Sold by a Texas owner/operator and originally built in 2018, the facility is situated in the heart of the Texas Forest Country. Occupancy was around 65% and annualized October 2021 revenue was $7.3 million. A regional owner/operator was selected as the buyer for its well-established presence and track record in Texas.  Read More »
Blueprint Announces Two Deals in the Western U.S.

Blueprint Announces Two Deals in the Western U.S.

Two seniors housing deals were announced in the western United States by Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, and neither buyer plans to keep operating the properties as seniors housing. Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso and Ben Firestone kicked things off with the sale of an independent living community in the Southwest. Built in the late-1980s with a more recent renovation, the community features more than 130 units. The owner had invested significant equity into the physical plant, and operations were trending positively.   They decided to sell the community to a multifamily company that had purchased another property of the seller’s in mid-2021, also with the help of the... Read More »
Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

In an effort to expand its greater Philadelphia real estate presence, Tryko Partners has acquired Attleboro Community, a 415-bed CCRC in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wilmac Corporation sold the 18-acre community, which has been rebranded as Oxford Enhanced Senior Living.   The campus’ skilled nursing facility, Oxford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, has a five-star rating from CMS. This campus also includes an assisted living and memory care component, along with independent living apartments. Tryko has planned a significant value-add capital project for the property to bolster its appeal as a high-quality community. Oxford’s primary referral sources for sub-acute admissions... Read More »
Ventas Divests Atria Senior Living Portfolios

Ventas Divests Atria Senior Living Portfolios

Ventas has sold a few portfolios of its Atria Senior Living-operated properties, with the deals closing just before the end of the year. Totaling 23 properties, these were mostly Class B, older vintage communities with some room for operational improvement, but perhaps Ventas also wants to diversify its tenant base a bit, especially after Atria’s massive growth in 2021. The portfolios total around 2,600 units. JLL Capital Markets’ Mike Garbers and Ted Flagg handled the divestments, while Joel Mendes handled the acquisition financing for the buyer.  Starting in the Northeast, news trickled out in December that the REIT had sold six properties to Peregrine Senior Living and an affiliate of... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Christian Community Homes, a regional not-for-profit, added to its western Wisconsin portfolio with the acquisition of a 32-unit independent living community in Osceola for $2.7 million, or $84,400 per unit. Mark van den Broeke of Senior Care Realty handled the transaction on behalf of the family operator that had originally developed the community in 2000. Featuring all private units, the community was 88% occupied and operated at a strong 40% margin. It was the only property owned by the family, which exited the industry with this sale. Christian Community Homes, which owned another skilled nursing/assisted living facility in the area, paid $2.7 million, or $84,400 per unit, at a 9% cap... Read More »
Helios Healthcare Advisors Arranges Two Transactions

Helios Healthcare Advisors Arranges Two Transactions

Helios Healthcare Advisors started 2022 by announcing a couple of transactions in the southern United States. First, Helios procured a Dallas-based owner/operator to operate an assisted living community in northern Texas. The prior operator was located out of state and experienced logistical difficulties operating this community. So, Helios arranged the third-party management transition on behalf of the owner, an investment firm based in San Francisco, California.  Next, Helios arranged the sale of an 82-bed skilled nursing facility on behalf of Tri-State Health Services in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. A new regional owner/operator was selected to take over the real estate and... Read More »