• 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 »
Greystone Provides Bridge Financing to Oxford Capital Group

Greystone Provides Bridge Financing to Oxford Capital Group

Greystone provided $41 million in bridge financing to Oxford Capital Group for the acquisition of six assisted living communities totaling 372 beds in Minnesota. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare with assistance from David Young, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. Greystone’s $41 million interest-only, non-recourse bridge loan carries a 24-month term with two six-month extension options. The acquisition financing for the properties in the Minneapolis area and northern Minnesota enabled the borrower to close the transaction and begin working with Greystone on securing permanent HUD financing.  In March, Oxford purchased 11 assisted living communities... Read More »
Multifamily Investor Enters Seniors Housing

Multifamily Investor Enters Seniors Housing

Chad Wegner of Senior Care Realty facilitated the sale of a RCAC in Northeast Wisconsin on behalf of a long-term operator. The RCAC had been family owned/operated since inception, and the seller decided to pass the torch and enter retirement. Purpose built in 2014 and expanded in 2017, this well-maintained community features 19 individual apartments with a mix of independent living and assisted living services in the Green Bay market. It maintained high occupancy and was cash flowing at the time of sale with the seller operating near a 30% profit margin.  After multiple offers, the selected buyer was a local multifamily investor with a nursing background that was looking to expand into... Read More »
SLIB Closes Sale of Remaining Guardian Healthcare Assets

SLIB Closes Sale of Remaining Guardian Healthcare Assets

The final three assets part of the Guardian Healthcare portfolio that fell into bankruptcy have sold after receiving HUD TPA (Transfer of Physical Assets) approval. Ryan Saul and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale.  The whole eight-facility portfolio was originally marketed by Senior Living Investment Brokerage in the fall of 2023 and went into bankruptcy after the buyer’s operator was not approved by the state. Still, the original buyer eventually became the stalking horse bidder. The operations of eleven other facilities were also slated for transfer. Guardian cited “lingering effects of COVID, labor shortages, rising wage inflation, increased... Read More »
PE Group Acquires in Kentucky

PE Group Acquires in Kentucky

Kyle Hallion, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint facilitated the sale of an assisted living community in Richmond, Kentucky. The community was built in 2009 and comprises 49 private units. The seller was a New York-based regional owner/operator divesting to strengthen its portfolio.  The buyer was a Midwest-based private equity group looking to expand its regional operating presence. The group sees an opportunity to improve operational performance and leverage economies of scale. Read More »
Underperforming AL Community Secured for Behavioral Health Conversion

Underperforming AL Community Secured for Behavioral Health Conversion

Blueprint’s behavioral healthcare team was engaged by a single-site residential behavioral healthcare provider in its search for a larger facility to meet its growth needs. The operator, a prominent first responder behavioral healthcare provider, acquired a former assisted living community near Park City, Utah, to expand its residential behavioral healthcare treatment capacity. The community was underperforming and primed for conversion given the ideal physical plant layout and substantial bed capacity.  There was a limited geographic scope for relocation given the operator’s need to retain experienced and reputable staff in a lightly populated region. There were also zoning... Read More »
Berkadia Handles Two Seniors Housing Transactions

Berkadia Handles Two Seniors Housing Transactions

Berkadia closed the sale of two separate assets in Florida and Georgia. First, Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in the sale of a CCRC in South Florida. The property appears to be Abbey Delray, a 505-unit community originally built in 1979 in Delray Beach that features 327 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 30 memory care units and 100 skilled nursing beds on 25.66 acres. We understand that occupancy improved throughout the marketing process.  Abbey Delray was previously owned by Lifespace Communities, and the buyer was a regional owner/operator. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled the transaction. This was Berkadia’s 10th... Read More »