• Brookdale’s Portfolio Stumbles in February

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its February 2026 occupancy numbers, and if the remaining cold weather months even closely resemble what the company has posted so far this winter, they will need to do some serious heavy lifting this summer to progress in its census rebound.  All of its reported occupancy figures, including consolidated and... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The State of the Healthcare M&A Market

    I attended the McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Private Equity Conference in Miami Beach last week, and the buzz mostly centered around increased investment in outpatient care, AI in healthcare and a persistent bid-ask spread that has kept healthcare M&A relatively steady, and down when comparing it to the seniors housing and care... Read More »
  • Newmark Reports Slew of February Deals

    The Newmark seniors housing team reported an active February, with six investment sales and four significant debt transactions. First, outside of Chicago, the team sold Clarendale of Mokena, a 156-unit seniors housing community featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community was built in 2015 by Ryan... Read More »
  • Improving SNF Sells to Newer Skilled Nursing Entrant

    A regional skilled nursing owner/operator divested one of its senior care facilities in western Nebraska after deciding to refocus its operational efforts in a more condensed regional footprint. The owner/operator engaged Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint to run the process.  Built in 1960, Monument Rehabilitation and Care... Read More »
  • AEW Capital Management Divests to Joint Venture

    Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled the sale and financing of The Sheridan of Green Oaks, which Town Lane and Arcole acquired, marking the joint venture’s fifth seniors housing investment in their inaugural $1.25 billion real estate fund. Built in 2016 by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, the Class-A community comprises 78 independent... Read More »
Town Lane and Arcole Acquire Their Fifth Community

Town Lane and Arcole Acquire Their Fifth Community

Town Lane and Arcole made the fifth seniors housing investment in their inaugural $1.25 billion real estate fund. Town Lane is a real estate investment firm, and Arcole is a recently launched seniors housing platform that partners with operators to acquire newer-vintage, full-continuum communities in high-growth markets. The joint venture will bring Solera Senior Living on to manage the newly acquired property.  Built in 2016 by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, The Sheridan at Green Oaks comprises 78 independent living, 64 assisted living and 56 memory care units with more than 220,000 square feet on 17 acres. The community sits in Lake Bluff, Illinois, in close proximity to golf and... Read More »
LTC Properties Buys into SHOP Growth

LTC Properties Buys into SHOP Growth

LTC Properties released its 2025 fourth quarter results and 2026 guidance, and in it reiterated its shift toward its newly established SHOP segment. During the second quarter of the year, the company established the segment, marking its shift in focus from the skilled nursing sector. Later in Q2, it terminated its Anthem Memory Care triple-net master lease, converting the 12 communities covered under it into its SHOP segment. In the fourth quarter, the REIT terminated a master lease and converted the two assisted living communities with 186 units into its SHOP segment. Those two assets now operate and account for one. Also in 2025, the company acquired 11 communities for $353 million,... Read More »
Portland IL/AL Community Finds New Purpose in Multi-Family

Portland IL/AL Community Finds New Purpose in Multi-Family

Calaroga Terrace has traded hands, from a national owner/operator to a regional developer. The community sits north of the Oregon Convention Center, in downtown Portland, Oregon. Built in 1968 and renovated in 2016, the 15-story high rise is situated on just under one acre and features 181 independent living and 84 assisted living units. The community never fully recovered from the pandemic, and with it potentially requiring significant capex in the near future, the owner decided to divest, engaging Senior Living Investment Brokerage to handle the process.  Jeff Binder and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale, as well as a multi-family brokerage firm that... Read More »
New England SNFs Struggling to Breakeven Sell

New England SNFs Struggling to Breakeven Sell

Blueprint represented a private equity investor in its divestment of a 302-bed skilled nursing portfolio in New England. The three facilities had challenged occupancies, however, they generated approximately $27 million in revenue. Inflated operating costs took its toll on EBITDAR, with the asset struggling to breakeven. Dubbed Project Red Coats, the buildings are located in the Boston, Massachusetts MSA, a strong market.  Steve Thomes, Ryan Kelly, Kory Buzin and Connor Doherty emphasized the opportunity for a new owner to focus on rate and occupancy optimization, while managing expenses and maintaining the facilities’ in-place referral network. The result was several written letters of... Read More »
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s SHOP Delivers Strong Results

Diversified Healthcare Trust’s SHOP Delivers Strong Results

Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) announced fourth-quarter earnings and full-year 2025 results, and its SHOP segment delivered. Same-property SHOP NOI in the fourth quarter jumped 27.6% year over year to $38 million, and full-year SHOP NOI climbed 31.3% to $129.3 million. Same property SHOP occupancy reached 82.4% in Q4, up 90 basis points from the prior year. Momentum should continue into 2026, particularly following DHC’s transition of 116 SHOP properties previously managed by AlerisLife to a roster of seven new operators.   Sinceri Senior Living and Discovery Senior Living assumed the largest shares, 38 communities with 7,299 units and 44 communities with 5,338 units,... Read More »
Lease Option Closes for High-Performing CT SNFs

Lease Option Closes for High-Performing CT SNFs

A long-time regional owner/operator looking to secure capital for future redeployment into the skilled nursing sector approached Blueprint to market two skilled nursing facilities. The high-performing assets sit 40 miles apart in southern and western Connecticut with 301 total beds. The non-union facilities were generating $4.4 million of EBITDAR on $36 million of revenues, with a combined 86% occupancy. The physical plants present well.  The offering was initially brought to market as a sale, however, the optimal offer was a lease with a purchase option. Steve Thomes, Michael Segal, Kory Buzin and Daniel Waldhorn handled the deal, which allows for assumption of the existing HUD loan if... Read More »