• 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 »
Blueprint Sells Two Seniors Housing Portfolios

Blueprint Sells Two Seniors Housing Portfolios

Dan Mahoney, Kristen Ahrens, Dillon Rudy and Pat Maloney of Blueprint facilitated the sale of two stand-alone, Class-A memory care communities in solid markets in Oregon and Washington. Built in 2015, Windsong at Eola Hills is a 56-unit value-add community in Salem, Oregon. The community was generating $800,000 in EBITDAR. Built in 2019, Windsong at Southridge is a stabilized, 56-unit private-pay community in Kennewick, Washington. It was generating more than $1.4 million in EBITDAR.  Strong buyer interest resulted in six offers, with the sellers (which are exiting the seniors space through this divestment) ultimately choosing a Pacific Northwest-based operator partnering with a West... Read More »
National Operator Acquires in Arizona

National Operator Acquires in Arizona

A court-appointed receiver engaged Senior Living Investment Brokerage to sell Heritage Village, a 128-unit assisted living/memory care community in Mesa, Arizona. Prior to the sale, the property had operational and public relations challenges due to several previous events associated with the former operator. It will be getting a fresh start under the ownership of a national operator with a regional presence in Arizona.  Built from 2009 to 2013, the community features a total of 192 beds and sits on 4.5 acres. It was 57% occupied, and lost approximately $900,000 on $6.0 million of revenues. Brad Goodsell and Ryan Saul handled the sale process, which saw multiple offers. The community... Read More »
Goodman Group Acquires Minnesota Asset

Goodman Group Acquires Minnesota Asset

The Goodman Group announced an acquisition of a seniors housing community in its home state of Minnesota. The deal comes about six months after Kevin Carden joined the firm to lead its seniors housing and multifamily acquisition and development arm with Michael Leonard. Carden previously held roles at Greene Park Capital, REDICO, Ziegler and Classic Residence by Hyatt.  Goodman executed on a 1031 exchange, trading out a multifamily property for a 97-unit assisted living/memory care community in Eagan, Minnesota (Minneapolis MSA). The institutional-quality asset was built in 2017 by a local developer, which had Ebenzer as the property’s manager. Operations were strong, with nearly full... Read More »
CareTrust Makes Two Acquisitions in California

CareTrust Makes Two Acquisitions in California

CareTrust REIT announced two separate acquisitions in California with a total investment amount of approximately $55 million. The investments were funded using cash on hand. First, the REIT acquired a skilled nursing and assisted living campus in Los Alamitos, California. The campus includes a 150-bed skilled nursing facility (Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation) and a 68-unit/140-bed RCFE (Katella Senior Living Community). CareTrust’s acquisition of the campus was completed through a joint venture with a third-party healthcare real estate owner.  At closing, CareTrust provided a combined common equity and preferred equity investment totaling approximately $24 million at an... Read More »
Evans Handles Wisconsin SNF Deal

Evans Handles Wisconsin SNF Deal

Evans Senior Investments represented an institutional owner/operator in the divestment of a skilled nursing facility in Wisconsin. The facility was an outlier in the seller’s portfolio and struggled to improve its occupancy since the pandemic. A growing regional operator acquired the property as a complement to its existing footprint in the state. Their presence could help with the census turnaround. Wisconsin’s recently increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and certificate of need program will also help. Read More »
Diversicare Expands in Tennessee and Enters North Carolina

Diversicare Expands in Tennessee and Enters North Carolina

Diversicare Healthcare Services completed the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee (2) and North Carolina. This acquisition brings the company’s total number of facilities to 49 and marks its entrance into North Carolina.  Built in 1980, Etowah Health & Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Etowah Health Care Center, is in Etowah, Tennessee, with 120 beds. Built in 1999, Diversicare of Copper Basin, formerly known as Copper Basin Health and Rehabilitation, is in Ducktown, Tennessee, with 135 beds. The facility closed in 2017, and was vacant at the time of sale. Built in 1979, Mountain View of Bryson City, formerly known as Mountain View Manor Nursing... Read More »