• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
Investor Secures Financing and Acquires Class-A Community

Investor Secures Financing and Acquires Class-A Community

BWE’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets Team sold and financed The Capstone at Station Camp, which sits in the Nashville, Tennessee MSA. Built in 2021, the Class-A assisted living and memory care community comprises 100 units in Gallatin. It is operated by TerraBella Senior Living.  BWE represented the seller, Hunt Midwest. The buyer was a Texas-based healthcare investor, and BWE arranged non-recourse acquisition financing for them through a regional bank. The financing includes a significant potential future earnout. Charley Bissell, Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris led the deal, which was structured with a contingency for the procurement of acquisition financing meeting specific leverage,... Read More »
Multiple SNFs Sell in Separate Transactions

Multiple SNFs Sell in Separate Transactions

A large skilled nursing company sold its 181-bed skilled nursing facility to a private investment firm based in New York, exiting South Carolina in the process. The buyer had an existing skilled nursing footprint, and will be leasing this facility to a regional operator. The building was older, built in the 1980s, and was around 80% occupied at the time of closing. Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Properties handled the deal, as well as two others in different states.  A private equity firm exited Florida through its sale of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the Panhandle. The facility was performing well at the time of sale, with occupancy hovering between 85% and 90%.... Read More »
Morgan Stanley and Foundry Commercial Exit Spring Arbor Portfolio

Morgan Stanley and Foundry Commercial Exit Spring Arbor Portfolio

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, and Foundry Commercial have completed their exit from the Spring Arbor Senior Living portfolio through the sale of the remaining 11 assets. The seniors housing communities, located in Maryland and Virginia, comprise 795 assisted living and memory care units and were more than 90% occupied in recent years. The buyer, an undisclosed S&P 500 company that is focused on seniors housing, paid $296 million, or $372,300 per unit. JLL Capital Markets handled the sale.  In 2022, Morgan Stanley and Foundry Commercial acquired the Spring Arbor portfolio from HHHunt through an off-market... Read More »
Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector Through Recapitalization

Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector Through Recapitalization

Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Countryside of Wichita Falls, a 50-unit assisted living community in Wichita Falls, Texas. The asset offered value-add potential through renovations, rebranding and a planned memory care addition. As occupancy began to improve, Blueprint launched a marketing process, which generated multiple strong offers in late 2025.  Ownership ultimately chose a recapitalization, bringing in a new entrant to the seniors housing sector as an equity partner. Immediately following closing, the new venture began converting units to memory care and implemented physical and operational updates. Read More »
Public REIT Divests to National Provider

Public REIT Divests to National Provider

A publicly traded REIT recently completed the wind down of its relationship with an outgoing operator through its sale of a seniors housing community in Wisconsin. Michael Segal, Lauren Nagle and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint handled the deal, targeting local, regional and national investors. A growing national provider was selected as the ultimate buyer. Built in the 1960s and located in West Allis just outside of Milwaukee, the 166-unit assisted living and memory care community was facing some operational challenges. Read More »
Multiple Buyers Acquire Skilled Nursing Beds

Multiple Buyers Acquire Skilled Nursing Beds

Under Ohio’s certificate of need regulations, skilled nursing beds can be transferred from counties deemed over-bedded to those experiencing a shortage. Taking advantage of this window, 12 separate sellers, motivated by downsizing, closures or strategic repositioning, transferred their beds with the help of Senwell Senior Investment Advisors. Ben Bohland and Collin Hempfling aggregated more than 280 beds, facilitating their transfer to multiple buyers looking to expand or develop facilities in under-bedded counties. Read More »