• 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 »
Strawberry Fields Acquiring 9 SNFs

Strawberry Fields Acquiring 9 SNFs

Strawberry Fields REIT entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated seller to acquire nine skilled nursing facilities. The facilities comprise 686 beds and will be purchased for $59 million (including certain consulting fees), $86,000 per bed, payable at closing. The company intends to utilize its current working capital and funds provided by a third-party lender to make payment for the purchase. Closing is anticipated to occur on or before July 1.  Eight of the facilities will be leased to the Tide Group and added to the master lease Strawberry Fields entered into in August 2024. The master lease will remain materially unchanged other than resetting the lease... Read More »
Institutional Group Acquires in Wisconsin and Assumes HUD Debt

Institutional Group Acquires in Wisconsin and Assumes HUD Debt

Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The seller was a local group of individual owners with long-standing ties to the facilities. Seeking an exit from the skilled nursing sector, they engaged ESI to identify a qualified operator capable of assuming the HUD-insured mortgages and navigating the approval process in Wisconsin.  The facilities, which feature 172 beds and were operating at breakeven at the time of sale, garnered interest from both regional and national buyers. The ultimate buyer, an established institutional group with a growing footprint in the Midwest, saw the transaction as an opportunity to expand its... Read More »
SLIB Handles Missouri Sale to Willow Ridge

SLIB Handles Missouri Sale to Willow Ridge

Willow Ridge Senior Living acquired another seniors housing community, adding Garden Plaza to its growing portfolio. Built in 2011, the community features 102 assisted living/memory care units and 12 independent living patio homes in Florissant, Missouri. It will be rebranded as Fields of Florissant. Willow Ridge made the acquisition in partnership with a growing private equity group. Jeff Binder and Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented the seller, a regional owner/developer of senior care properties that was exiting to focus on other real estate holdings. The purchase price was not disclosed.  In recent months, Willow Ridge has also added Village at Maiden... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

With a state-imposed operator transition deadline approaching, a regional owner successfully sold its 83-unit assisted living/memory care community in Chico, California, to another regional owner/operator with the help of Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Built in 2001, Windchime of Chico features 120 licensed beds of assisted living and memory care with lakefront views, multiple common areas and a central courtyard. It was operated by a third-party manager. However, it was not performing well, with occupancy below 60% and a substantial operating loss, in addition to the imminent operator transition. There was also HUD debt secured by the... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Nine-Figure Deal in Oregon

Blueprint Closes Nine-Figure Deal in Oregon

A couple of seniors housing communities in the Portland, Oregon MSA, sold to a joint venture between a blue-chip national private equity investor and a respected West Coast-based owner/operator. Opened in 2016 and 2019, the two communities total 284 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in highly affluent, high-barrier-to-entry submarkets. A joint venture between a multigenerational, regionally focused developer and local investors decided to sell the assets. These appear to be a couple of the high-end “Ackerly” assets, a 147-unit community in Portland and a 137-unit property in Sherwood. Earlier this month, Merrill Gardens announced that it was taking over the... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Two Seniors Transactions in Ohio

Blueprint Closes Two Seniors Transactions in Ohio

Blueprint recently handled two transactions in Ohio. First, Conner Doherty and Ryan Kelly facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in a desirable market in Ohio. The not-for-profit seller was The Heritage Retirement Community. Built in 2000, The Belvedere of Westlake comprises 24 assisted living and nine memory care units in Westlake. At the time of marketing, the community demonstrated strong occupancy and consistent cash flow. The quality of the land and physical plant also offered investors a base for operational and long-term value creation.  Blueprint targeted buyers aligned with the community’s mission and care standards, and a not-for-profit owner/operator with an... Read More »