• 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 »

Capital One Heads To HUD

The future for a 40-year old skilled nursing facility is not rosy, as we have discussed recently, and with every passing year, it becomes bleaker. These facilities face new competition in the form of short-term rehab and transitional care facilities, which feature nearly all private rooms and take a majority of the Medicare patients. And with lengths of stay decreasing, reimbursement tightening and wages increasing, an older SNF has fewer options to remain profitable while still providing quality care. There are potential solutions, however, which the experienced owner/operators of a skilled nursing facility in Gresham, Oregon (Portland MSA) are putting into practice. The 128-bed facility... Read More »

Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending July 21, 2017

Check out our recent senior care M&A transactions! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Investment GroupGenerations Assisted Living and Wellness$8 million Real estate investorSable Care & Rehabilitation Center$5.4 million Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc.Pennington Gardens$13.4 million Chartwell Retirement ResidencesChartwell Le Teasdale$56.95... Read More »

Heavenrich Closes Sale To Summit Healthcare REIT

Brian Clark of Heavenrich & Company just sold a 77-unit assisted living/memory care community in Chandler, Arizona (Phoenix MSA) for $13.4 million, or about $174,000 per unit. Mr. Clark represented the stand-alone not-for-profit seller, Pennington Gardens, in the community’s sale to Summit Healthcare REIT, a public non-traded REIT. Built in 2000, the community was 87% occupied at the time of the sale. We imagine operations could improve somewhat, as despite its good location and age, it sold for nearly $40,000 per unit less than the national average price of $217,000 per unit, for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017. Summit leased the community to Compass Senior Living, which already... Read More »
Big Sale In The Big Apple

Big Sale In The Big Apple

When sales of skilled nursing facilities in New York occur, they can often come with a big price. That big price can be in total dollars invested as well as the price per bed. In a recent sale, it was both. Bon Secours New York Health System sold its Schervier Nursing Care Center in the Riverdale section of the Bronx for $87 million, or $239,000 per bed. The buyer was TL Management, LLC. The 364-bed skilled nursing facility was built in the mid-1970s on nine acres and has approximately 250,000 square feet. Occupancy has been strong, averaging between 90% and 95%, and revenues in 2015 were $54.3 million. The 2016 Medicare cost report has not been filed yet. EBITDA in 2015 may have been... Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Forever

Strawberry Fields REIT Forever

Strawberry Fields REIT just added a 58th skilled nursing facility to its growing portfolio, at a price of $1.0 million, or $15,625 per bed, in cash. The company bought the 64-bed facility in Lebanon, Indiana and leased it to The Waters under a 10-year term with two five-year extensions. Strawberry Fields certainly got a good price for the property, but for good reason. Built in the 1970s, it was only 47% occupied with an 80% Medicaid, 7% Medicare and 13% private pay census. We can’t imagine cash flow was high either. And while we hear the facility is in relatively good condition, Strawberry Fields will invest in improvements. The seller is Hickory Creek Healthcare Foundation, a skilled... Read More »
Aurora Boreali-SNF

Aurora Boreali-SNF

Recent operational difficulties certainly affected the value of a recently sold skilled nursing facility in Aurora, Colorado, but it is certainly on the upswing. Built in 1973, this 120-bed facility was traded back and forth in the 1990s (selling for $4.85 million in 1995 and for $6.62 million in 1998) and eventually became part of a California-based publicly traded REIT’s portfolio. It recently ran into some operational difficulties (including a stint on the special facility focus list), prompting the REIT to hire a new operator and get the facility back on track towards regulatory compliance and improved operations. The operator had succeeded in turning around the property, but the REIT... Read More »