• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »
  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »
  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »
  • 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 »
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 »
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 »