• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
Senior Care Portfolio Secures Acquisition Financing

Senior Care Portfolio Secures Acquisition Financing

First Citizens Bank’s Healthcare Finance business helped to arrange $270 million in financing to support the acquisition of 30 senior care facilities across Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Arizona. The portfolio includes 15 skilled nursing facilities, and seven senior care campuses that feature skilled nursing beds as well as independent living and assisted living units. There are 1,584 skilled nursing beds, 90 assisted living units and 450 independent living units. The buyer is a real estate investment group that specializes in the post-acute sector. The properties have been, and will continue to be, operated by Cascadia Healthcare and its affiliate, Olympus Retirement... Read More »
New Perspective Adds Five Minnesota Locations

New Perspective Adds Five Minnesota Locations

Minnetonka, Minnesota-based New Perspective Senior Living added five communities to its portfolio in the first half of 2025, significantly expanding its presence in the state. Each community is located in a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, including in White Bear Lake, Oakdale, Golden Valley, Rosedale and Minnetonka. They all provide assisted living and memory care services. Two of the locations (White Bear Lake and Oakdale) were formerly under The Waters Senior Living brand, while the remaining three were previously Sunrise Senior Living properties.  The additions bring New Perspectives’ portfolio to 45 communities across Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,... Read More »
Ziegler Completes Christian Horizons Sale

Ziegler Completes Christian Horizons Sale

The bankruptcy sale of Midwest Christian Villages (dba Christian Horizons) has finally come to a close with the sale of the final two seniors housing assets in the portfolio. The majority of the company’s other assets closed in multiple transactions earlier this year. Congratulations to Nick Glaisner and Ryan Anders of Ziegler for seeing the whole deal over the finish line.  Christian Horizons, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit, faith-based organizations delivering skilled nursing, assisted and supportive living, independent living, and pharmacy services to seniors in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Missouri, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S.... Read More »
PE Firm Acquires and Secures Financing for Class-A, Miami Community

PE Firm Acquires and Secures Financing for Class-A, Miami Community

A Class-A seniors housing community recently sold in Miami, Florida. Built in 2023, The Oasis at Coral Reef is in Miami, Florida, with 102 independent living, 71 assisted living and 28 memory care units with floor plans ranging from studio to two-bedroom residences. Located adjacent to Jackson South Community Hospital, the community features high-end amenities, including a fitness room, a restaurant-style dining room with chef-prepared meals, a beach club, recreational program rooms, weekly housekeeping, multiple pools, among many others. The community opened at various stages throughout 2023, as state licenses were issued. Thus, it was in the early stages of lease-up, with occupancy... Read More »
Georgia Seniors Housing Community Finds New Purpose

Georgia Seniors Housing Community Finds New Purpose

Andrew Sfreddo, Gunnar Raney, Shane Harmon and Colin Segner of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Roswell, Georgia, on behalf of a private real estate investor. The seller was seeking a buyer that would repurpose the community into behavioral health. Within 14 days of launch, Blueprint secured a signed LOI with a leading Southeast-based provider of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. Closing occurring 75 days later. The provider intends to repurpose the community into a residential behavioral health facility with 80 beds.  Blueprint and the incoming owner/operator shared a mutual relationship with a land-use attorney who helped... Read More »
Separate Buyers Complete Skilled Nursing Acquisitions

Separate Buyers Complete Skilled Nursing Acquisitions

Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Properties handled two separate off-market skilled nursing transactions. First, they sold a 120-bed facility in a southeast state that was 85% occupied at closing. It was acquired by a regional operator that was expanding into the area. Next, Vegh and Schiff represented a seller that was divesting a facility in Suffolk County, New York. Built in the 1970s, the facility was well-occupied and cash flowing at the time of sale, with occupancy over 90% at closing. The established buyer has facilities in the surrounding area and was looking to expand. Read More »