


SLIB Sells SNF in New Jersey
Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage got a skilled nursing sale in New Jersey over the finish line after survey issues caused a buyer switch-up. Built in 1980, Medford Care Center is located in the town of Medford (about an hour east of Philadelphia) and features 180 beds on an 11-acre campus. Operations were not strong, and the private owner decided to sell. The facility was marketed in the spring of 2024 and received several bids. However, just prior to closing the transaction in December 2024, there was a health survey that resulted in an admissions ban, receivership and the original buyer losing interest. With Siefert at the helm of the transaction process, the deal was... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Texas Portfolio Deal
Carnegie Capital, the national seniors housing debt brokerage founded and run by JD Stettin and David Farhadian, celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a $124 million, or $117,100 per bed, portfolio acquisition transaction. Carnegie provided a combination of advisory work and debt placement for the nine-skilled nursing facility portfolio with 1,059 beds across southern and central Texas. A private skilled nursing equity shop bought the portfolio three years ago, helped by debt arranged by Carnegie, and is now exiting the industry with the portfolio sale to a large REIT. The portfolio has been operating well since the 2022 acquisition. The REIT also spun off one of the largest SNFs... Read More »
Ensign/Standard Bearer Adds Two Facilities
The Ensign Group acquired a couple of skilled nursing facilities through its real estate subsidiary Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT. The first purchase was for Duncanville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a 124-bed SNF in Duncanville, Texas, which will be operated by a third-party operator subject to a long-term, triple-net lease. Ensign also purchased Timber Springs Transitional Care in Boise, Idaho. The 120-bed SNF will be managed by Pennant Healthcare LLC, an Ensign-affiliated tenant. Read More »
HTG Closes Two Separate SNF Transactions
Healthcare Transactions Group (HTG) recently closed two transactions in Missouri and Maryland. The Show Me State deal involved Baptist Home of Independence, an 118-bed skilled nursing facility and 20-bed Residential Care Facility in the town of Independence. Built in 1977, the campus received a major renovation in 2021 and was 65% occupied. Baptist Homes of Missouri, a faith-based not-for-profit organization based in Jefferson City, Missouri, had acquired the campus in 2021. It later engaged Healthcare Transactions Group to evaluate and recommend strategic options, leading to the not-for-profit’s decision to divest one of its senior care facilities for the first time. HTG’s... Read More »