• 60 Seconds with Swett: DOGE, The Budget and Healthcare Spending

    DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency, has been making the biggest splash in Washington, D.C. these days in terms of attention-grabbing headlines, and it appears it will try to target waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid spending as part of its efforts. Such a move could have a major impact on thousands of facilities’ bottom... Read More »
  • Apollo Acquires Bridge Investment Group

    Apollo and Bridge Investment Group Holdings have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo to acquire Bridge in an all-stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $1.5 billion. Bridge has $50 billion of AUM in complementary sectors aligned with Apollo’s long-term growth strategy. Bridge’s seniors housing portfolio totals 62... Read More »
  • Brightview Divests to Joint Venture in Maryland

    Solera Senior Living, through a joint venture with Focus Healthcare Partners, acquired a seniors housing community in Bethesda, Maryland, from Brightview Senior Living. Built in 2019, Brightview Bethesda Woodmont comprises 92 assisted living and 21 memory care units. Occupancy was around 86% at closing, and Solera will take over operations. It... Read More »
  • Six Active Adult Communities Secure Freddie Mac Financing

    Walker & Dunlop secured a $200 million Freddie Mac financing for six active adult communities. The communities comprise more than 1,100 units in Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington D.C. Average occupancy across the communities was 95% at the time of the financing. The fixed-rate, full-term interest-only loan is... Read More »
  • Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Minnesota

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community that comprises 288 units in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, the community, SilverCreek on Main, was built in three phases between 2015 and 2024 by Ryan Companies.  The original independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
Sonida to Acquire in Georgia

Sonida to Acquire in Georgia

Sonida Senior Living, Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire two seniors housing communities that comprise 178 units in Atlanta, Georgia, for $29 million, or $163,000 per unit. The acquisition is expected to be funded through cash on hand and proceeds from Sonida’s senior secured revolving credit facility. Next, Sonida completed the acquisition of eight senior living campuses in the Southeast for $103 million. These transactions have increased the company’s year-to-date acquired properties to 17 and expanded its operating portfolio to 91 communities.  Also, Sonida closed an additional $75 million commitment on its senior secured revolving credit facility, bringing the total capacity to... Read More »
CareTrust Grows with Mid-Atlantic SNF Portfolio Acquisition

CareTrust Grows with Mid-Atlantic SNF Portfolio Acquisition

CareTrust REIT, Inc. acquired a skilled nursing portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic consisting of four facilities and 396 beds/units. One of the four facilities is a skilled nursing and assisted living campus, which includes 47 assisted living units. The purchase price, inclusive of transaction costs, was approximately $74.7 million, or $188,600 per bed/unit.  In connection with the acquisition, CareTrust entered into a triple-net master lease with a new operator relationship. The operator is experienced in skilled nursing and has managed facilities across multiple states. The new master lease has an initial term of 15 years with two, five-year extension options and provides for a year one... Read More »
Ensign’s at It Again

Ensign’s at It Again

The Ensign Group acquired a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living community, both in Norfolk, Nebraska. Built in 1968, St. Joseph Rehabilitation and Care Center comprises 83 skilled nursing beds. Skyview Villa Assisted Living features 20 assisted living beds. The real estate was acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc.  This acquisition brings Ensign’s growing portfolio to 324 healthcare operations, 30 of which also include senior living operations, across 14 states. Ensign subsidiaries, including Standard Bearer, own 123 real estate assets. Ensign is actively seeking opportunities to acquire real estate and to lease both well-performing and... Read More »
Publicly Traded REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Publicly Traded REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Berkadia announced the financing and sale of a senior living community in South Setauket, New York. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Ross Sanders and Dave Fasano closed the sale transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. Berkadia provided both investment sales and mortgage banking services for the 196-unit independent living and assisted living community. The community will be rebranded as The Village at South Setauket and undergo extensive capital expenditure projects. Willow Ridge Senior Living will operate the community on a go-forward basis.  Steve Muth and Austin Sacco secured $15.6 million in acquisition and capex financing through Old Second Bank on behalf of the buyer,... Read More »
Ohio-Based Operator Purchases Ohio SNF

Ohio-Based Operator Purchases Ohio SNF

Senwell Senior Investment Advisors handled the divestment of 112-bed skilled nursing facility Memorial Gables, which is in Union County, Ohio, and was built in 2001. The facility was owned by Union County and operated as part of the Memorial Health system. The buyer was a highly regarded Ohio-based operator with a strong reputation for excellence in senior care. Ben Bohland handled this transaction. Senwell engaged more than 400 organizations nationally, with 68 signing non-disclosure agreements and ultimately 11 submitting formal offers. The selected buyer, with more than 25 years of experience in Ohio’s senior care industry, operates numerous facilities across the state and is... Read More »
Brookdale Senior Living Continues to Clean Up

Brookdale Senior Living Continues to Clean Up

Brookdale Senior Living made a series of announcements as the third quarter ended, most of which appear to be setting the stage for better times ahead and an improved capital structure. But, and there is always a but, there is still more work to be done and one large lease to be decided on. The company continues to pare down its leased portfolio, which in some cases represented a tightening noose around its neck. In the first transaction, Brookdale agreed to acquire 11 senior living communities with 1,228 units for $300 million, or about $244,300 per unit, a relatively high price point for Brookdale. It had been leasing them from a Welltower joint venture for annual cash rent of $22... Read More »