• 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
  • Two Seniors Housing Sales Close

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage is continuing on its hot streak this month, closing two additional deals in Alabama and Florida. In the Alabama transaction, Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing represented a large national owner/operator that was resizing its portfolio to concentrate on its core market. So, the company divested an assisted... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Exits Georgia

    Selectis Health, Inc. has completed its exit from Georgia with the help of Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint. In the beginning of the year, Selectis Health divested Providence of Sparta Health and Rehab and Warrenton Health and Rehab to Journey, also with the help of Segal and Waldhorn (more on that deal can be found here). The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Divests Third Class-A Asset

    Caddis Partners and Singerman Real Estate have divested another seniors housing community, Heartis Fayetteville. This comes shortly after the joint venture’s sale of Heartis Venice and Heartis Longview. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare represented the seller in all three... Read More »
  • Bonds Issued for Independent Living Expansion

    Ziegler closed John Knox Village’s $47.85 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2 and B-3 bonds issued through the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. John Knox Village (JKV), a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, is a CCRC consisting of 1,038 independent living units, 180 assisted living units and 121 skilled nursing beds. This transaction marks JKV’s... Read More »
Griffin American Goes To Wisconsin

Griffin American Goes To Wisconsin

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV gained a foothold in the state of Wisconsin by acquiring two senior care facilities that include independent living, assisted living and also skilled nursing beds. Located in the Madison suburbs of Waunakee and Sun Prairie, the facilities total 254 beds, with the seniors housing portion featuring 100% private pay, and the skilled nursing portion having a 67% quality mix. In addition, nearly $10 million in renovations have been completed at the properties since 2006. Griffin-American purchased the facilities for $22.6 million, or about $89,000 per bed, and leased them to Integro Healthcare Consulting under an absolute net master lease structure through... Read More »
HCP Continues To Lighten Its Brookdale Load

HCP Continues To Lighten Its Brookdale Load

The ramifications of Brookdale Senior Living’s latest blow-up have spread beyond just its precipitous drop in share price. Major Brookdale landlord, HCP, Inc., just announced it was reducing its cash NOI and interest income concentration in Brookdale from 27.0% to 15.7%, on a pro-forma basis. The restructuring included the sale of six Brookdale properties for $275 million and the purchase of Brookdale’s 10% interest in two joint ventures for $99 million. In addition, HCP will terminate management agreements with Brookdale on 36 seniors housing operating properties (SHOP) and leases on 32 triple-net communities, with Brookdale waiving all termination fees associated with the management... Read More »
Major Moves at HealthTrust

Major Moves at HealthTrust

National appraisal and advisory firm HealthTrust has had a busy month. On March 1, they closed on the purchase of the assets of the company from Sabra Health HealthCare REIT, which took over ownership as part of Sabra’s acquisition of Care Capital Properties last year. Care Capital had purchased HealthTrust when it was spun out of Ventas. Being independent once again will allow management to solidify key relationships and focus on growth. The company also announced that it hired Michael T. Jones as its Chief Financial Officer. Jones brings 20 years of seniors housing and care experience to HealthTrust, most recently serving as VP and Portfolio Manager at Care Capital Properties and also as... Read More »
Avison Young Aces Alexandria Acquisition

Avison Young Aces Alexandria Acquisition

Jim Kornick and Dan Baker of Avison Young led a successful bidding process for a 130-bed skilled nursing facility in Alexandria, Virginia, generating 12 offers and closing at $13 million, or $1 million over the original asking price. Only operating with 100 beds, the facility was owned and operated by a local family who had originally developed it 40 years ago. Located next to a major hospital, it had a history of good operations and had a high quality mix, with 47% Medicare, 25% private pay and 28% Medicaid on 80% occupancy. However, expenses recently ran high, and the facility was losing money as of closing. The buyer, a publicly traded REIT, will look to immediately improve the... Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending 3/2/2018

Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending 3/2/2018

Check out our recent senior care M&A transactions! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust3 assisted living communities$78.5 million CareTrust REIT, Inc.5 skilled nursing facilities$41.25 million Invesque Inc.Grand Brook portfolio$21.5 million Publicly traded REITMt. Vernon Nursing & Rehab Center$13 million Publicly traded REITBloomsburg Rehab & Wellness Center$7.2... Read More »
Greystone Real Estate Advisors Gets It Done

Greystone Real Estate Advisors Gets It Done

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors just announced a slew of transactions that closed at the end of 2017, advising the seller in each deal. First, the pair closed the sale of a 38-unit/66-bed memory care community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A private equity group sold the community to a joint venture between a public REIT and a national operator. Then, speaking of joint ventures, an institutional private equity group and a private developer/operator teamed up to purchase a 72-unit/78-bed assisted living community in Spring, Texas from a Lone Star State-based developer. And finally, Messrs. Garbers and Tremper went to Vernon Hills, Illinois to sell a 70-unit memory care... Read More »