• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Private Equity Firm Acquires Its Fourth Seniors Property

Private Equity Firm Acquires Its Fourth Seniors Property

A private equity firm based in La Jolla, California, just purchased their fourth seniors housing property. Bakerson Companies bought Truewood by Merrill, Clovis, a 115-unit assisted living/memory care community in Clovis, an affluent suburb of Fresno, California. The property was an older vintage but showed well. Bakerson will bring in a new operating partner, Calson Management, to operate it going forward under a new name: Saddle Ridge Senior Living, which honors the city’s celebrated Clovis Rodeo and its deep-rooted western heritage. The firm paid all cash for the property, at an attractive per-unit value. Scott Frazier and Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint handled the deal. In a story... Read More »
Hotel Developer Divests Non-Stabilized, Class-A Asset to Sonida Senior Living

Hotel Developer Divests Non-Stabilized, Class-A Asset to Sonida Senior Living

Austin Diamond and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap announced their role representing the seller of a 98-unit assisted living/memory care community in Mansfield, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area). Sonida Senior Living was the buyer, paying $15.55 million, or $159,200 per unit, which was funded with cash on hand and proceeds from its senior secured revolving credit facility. The Knapp-Stahler Group navigated a challenging renegotiation at the expiration of due diligence, ensuring a favorable outcome and smooth closing for all parties. That is an attractive price, from Sonida’s perspective, for a 2016-vintage, recently-renovated, Class-A property, which Sonida... Read More »
Stabilized Seniors Housing Community Trades Hands 

Stabilized Seniors Housing Community Trades Hands 

Blueprint handled the sale of an 80-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Syracuse, New York MSA. At the time of marketing, it was generating strong cash flow and had recently benefited from significant renovations, positioning it as stabilized. Connor Doherty, Ryan Kelly, Jacob Gehl and Dillon Rudy handled the transaction. A diverse buyer pool was targeted, including local, regional and national groups. The process generated three competitive offers, ultimately resulting in the selection of a regional owner with an existing footprint. The buyer will retain the incumbent operator. Read More »
CareTrust REIT’s CFO/Treasurer Plans to Retire

CareTrust REIT’s CFO/Treasurer Plans to Retire

CareTrust REIT announced that William M. Wagner, the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, plans to retire in early 2026. Wagner has been with the REIT since its inception in 2014, following its spin-off from The Ensign Group. Derek Bunker, who currently serves as CareTrust’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations, is expected to succeed Wagner as CFO effective January 1, 2026. Bunker has more than a decade of healthcare leadership experience, including as Vice President of Acquisitions and Business Legal Affairs at The Ensign Group, and more recently as Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President at The Pennant Group, another Ensign spin-off. ... Read More »
Ownership Group Exits Kentucky with Sale to NY-Based Owner/Operator

Ownership Group Exits Kentucky with Sale to NY-Based Owner/Operator

Blueprint was engaged in early 2025 by a long-tenured ownership group in the sale of its high-performing skilled nursing and memory care property in Kentucky. The seller is well established with deep roots in the Commonwealth, with this sale marking its final healthcare asset in Kentucky after a 40-year history of operating there. Built in 1949, Wellington Parc of Owensboro holds a four-star CMS rating and comprises 80 beds. Like others in the state, it benefited from Kentucky’s favorable Medicaid reimbursement environment, with strong current per diem rates and scheduled 2025 inflationary increases, as well as additional CMI expansion potential. The marketing process was highly targeted... Read More »
Operationally-Challenged CCRC Transitions to Lease Option

Operationally-Challenged CCRC Transitions to Lease Option

Blueprint was engaged to market a 225-unit CCRC in St. Louis, Missouri, that was experiencing operational challenges. The seller, a large owner/operator, was looking to address immediate performance issues and position the asset for long-term stability and value. So, the deal was marketed either as an outright sale or a lease with a purchase option.  Following a competitive process, the selected transaction structure was a lease with a purchase option. The incoming operator, a regional owner/operator, brings local market knowledge with an established footprint in Missouri as well as Illinois. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction. Read More »