Lessons Learned From 2020 & Looking to the Future: An Interview with Ryan Saul
Ben Swett, Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, sat down (virtually) with Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to discuss what happened in 2020 for senior care M&A. What facilities were popular targets, how prevalent was price discounting, how did federal stimulus keep many owners on the sales sidelines? Mr. Saul also shared his thoughts on what we may be facing in 2021. Read More »
Trustwell Living Getting Started
Earlier this week, Larry Cohen announced the formation of his new company, Trustwell Living, LLC. As most of you know, Larry was the CEO of Capital Senior Living (CSU) for about 20 years. What you may not know is that he was very popular with his team, from EDs to the C-suite. It looks like those relationships have held, as several former CSU employees are putting their trust in Larry and joining forces once again. This includes Greg Boemer, who spent 15 years at CSU, the last four as VP of Operations, who will be SVP of Operations. Then there is Colleen Honnors who was with the company from 2013 to 2020 as National Quality and Clinical Director, and... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Pair of Massachusetts Communities
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors found a new owner for two seniors housing communities in Massachusetts, also introducing the buyer to a lending intermediary to help the deal close. Connor Doherty, Amy Sitzman, Ryan Kelly and Giancarlo Riso handled the sale, which was a rare one these days in that it featured two stabilized properties. Combining for 195 units, the communities are located across the state in Fall River (built in 1997 with 90 units) and West Springfield, the latter being a former 1890s-era monastery that was converted to a 105-unit assisted living/memory care community in 2001. Occupancy was strong, exceeding 96%, and combined EBITDAR was approximately... Read More »
SLIB Sells Sacramento-Area Seniors Housing Community
Eskaton, a California-based not-for-profit provider of senior care services, decided to sell its Sacramento-area seniors housing community, enlisting the help of Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to get the deal done. Built in 1981 with several renovations since then, the Orangevale community features 90 units and 136 beds of both assisted living and memory care services. Occupancy was 77%, and the facility reported negative EBITDAR on about $4.86 million of revenues. Eskaton divested the facility after a 2019 verdict forced the company to pay $42.5 million in punitive and compensatory damages to the family of a woman who... Read More »
