• 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 »
Class-A Arizona AL/MC Community Joins Welltower’s Portfolio

Class-A Arizona AL/MC Community Joins Welltower’s Portfolio

Welltower has acquired a 118-unit assisted living/memory care community in Marana, Arizona, northeast of Tucson. The Watermark at Continental Ranch was developed in 2019 by Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Watermark Senior Living. Watermark bought the land in 2017 for $1.34 million, and Kayne Anderson bought the community in 2019 upon receipt of the certificate of occupancy and licensure, according to the deal in LevinPro LTC. BMO Harris Bank financed that purchase with a $21 million credit facility. There are studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, plus specialized memory care wings. Welltower has rebranded the community Cogir at Continental Ranch. Read More »
Michigan AL Communities Trade with Turnaround Potential

Michigan AL Communities Trade with Turnaround Potential

Madison Meiser and Bill Meiser of Meiser Commercial Real Estate completed two separate seniors housing transactions in Michigan. All parties involved had experience in the senior care sector, making the transactions smooth, aside from routine negotiations. The first transaction to close was in Plymouth.  Built in 1980, the assisted living community featured 50 units and was licensed for 75 beds. The buyer, an owner/operator, has opportunities to reduce expenses and enhance the property’s value. At the time of sale, occupancy was 84%, and the community was operating at a loss. For the trailing 12 months ending February 2025, the property generated $2.36 million in revenues.  A hurdle... Read More »
Not-For-Profit SNF Owner Expands in Texas

Not-For-Profit SNF Owner Expands in Texas

A large not-for-profit owner of skilled nursing facilities in Texas added another facility to its portfolio in the Lone Star State. Set in the town of Georgetown just north of Austin, The Wesleyan was founded in 1962 in collaboration with The Methodist Church, but the current 40-acre campus was built in 2008 and expanded its offerings to include a 142-bed skilled nursing facility, 240 units of independent living, 24 IL cottages and 84 units of assisted living and memory care.  The owner decided to sell the standalone skilled nursing facility to Wellsential Health, which owns more than 60 facilities in Texas. Regency Integrated Health Services operates all of Wellsential’s locations.... Read More »
Phorcys Capital Partners Acquires AL/MC Community Through Receivership Sale

Phorcys Capital Partners Acquires AL/MC Community Through Receivership Sale

Phorcys Capital Partners acquired Village Veranda at Lady Lake, a 125-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lady Lake, Florida, adjacent to The Villages. Opened in 2019, the community was developed by Gordon Cos., Village Veranda Lady Lake LLC and SRI Management, which has operated the community since the start. SRI will stay on as operator. The property was acquired through a receivership sale, with Phorcys as the stalking horse. The deal marks Phorcys’s fifth seniors housing investment. The company is an alternative asset manager focused on investing in distressed assets and municipal bonds with strategic investments across senior living, multifamily, student housing and... Read More »
Ensign Acquires Iowa Skilled Nursing Facility

Ensign Acquires Iowa Skilled Nursing Facility

Nick Cacciabando and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage helped an industry veteran in Iowa sell his last solely-owned senior care facility, finding a publicly traded buyer in the process. The facility in question was Crystal Heights Care Center, a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Oskaloosa, Iowa, about one hour southeast of Des Moines. Set on a 12-acre campus, the facility was built in phases from 1975 to 1995 to 2017. The last addition consisted of a state-of-the-art rehabilitation wing with 14 private suites and a therapy gym at a cost of approximately $2.5 million. The wing stabilized within just a few months of opening.  Total occupancy was around 87.5%, and the facility... Read More »
Investor Group Enters the Seniors Sector Through Idaho Purchase

Investor Group Enters the Seniors Sector Through Idaho Purchase

An assisted living/memory care community in Twin Falls, Idaho, traded with the help of Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. The campus opened in 1989 with an eight-unit building, and added two 15-unit buildings in 2009 and 2015, respectively. Some units were added to each building in 2023 and 2024, and now, the campus totals 43 beds in 43 units, with 21,541 square feet. Occupancy was between 95% and 100%, and the campus generated well over $900,000 of NOI on more than $2.5 million of revenues.  A new investor group entering the sector emerged as the buyer, paying an undisclosed sum for the community. At the release of contingencies, Mundy... Read More »