• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
  • Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »
JLL Secures Financing for CA Community

JLL Secures Financing for CA Community

JLL Capital Markets announced that it secured $43.24 million in financing for an 86-unit assisted living/memory care community, Varenita of Westlake, on behalf of Westlake Senior Living Center. Alanna Ellis and Ace Sudah of JLL handled this transaction, which amounts to $502,000 per unit for the debt. Varenita of Westlake is a Class-A community in Thousand Oaks, California, with 58 assisted living and 28 memory care units and amenities such as a spa, salon, movie theater and a fitness center with physical and occupational therapy. It spans 77,096 square feet with predominantly one-bedroom units as well as some studios and two-bedroom units. Read More »
Lument Refinances SanStone Senior Care Portfolio

Lument Refinances SanStone Senior Care Portfolio

Lument closed several financings for SanStone Health & Rehabilitation, which operates 18 skilled nursing/rehab facilities across North Carolina. The debt was secured on three properties that SanStone had acquired in 2020, thanks to bridge financing also arranged by Lument. Those three facilities were Wilkes Health & Rehabilitation, a 97-unit, 130-bed skilled nursing facility in North Wilkesboro, Hickory Falls Health & Rehabilitation, a 70-unit, 120-bed SNF in Granite Falls, and Wilkes Assisted Living, a 102-unit assisted living community in Wilkesboro. The original acquisition debt also included funds for repairs and the opportunity to recapitalize once performance and value... Read More »
Two HUD Loans and a Bridge Financing from Berkadia

Two HUD Loans and a Bridge Financing from Berkadia

A couple of five-star skilled nursing facilities in western states refinanced through HUD with the help of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare. First, Jay Healy closed an $8.3 million loan to refinance an existing Berkadia/Live Oak Bank bridge loan secured by a 60-bed SNF in Idaho. The 80% LTV, 35-year loan retired the bridge debt used by the Idaho-based owner/operator to acquire the real estate in February 2023. Built in 2017, the facility had occupancy above 90% at the time of closing, with a Medicare census surpassing 20%. In a similar deal, Berkadia closed a $16.7 million loan to refinance another existing Berkadia/Live Oak Bank loan on a 38-bed SNF in Nevada. Its Utah-based... Read More »
CFG Returns to Refinance California SNF

CFG Returns to Refinance California SNF

Capital Funding Group (CFG) closed a $43.39 million HUD loan to refinance an existing bridge loan that had also been executed by CFG. The initial loan, closed in June 2021, allowed the nationally recognized borrower to acquire a 140-bed skilled nursing facility in Bakersfield, California, and then the refinancing allowed the borrower to have a successful take out. Built in 2018, the facility was 95% occupied as of March 2023. Capital Funding Group Director, Long-Term Care Patrick McGovern originated the transaction for the company. The financing follows CFG’s recent closing of a $15.49 million HUD loan, which supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan, also executed by... Read More »
Dwight Capital Closes Bridge Loan

Dwight Capital Closes Bridge Loan

Dwight Capital closed a $29.5 million bridge loan for a portfolio of five skilled nursing and assisted living properties in Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin: Eden Vista of Stow, Evansville Manor, Edenbrook Fond du Lac, Edenbrook of Rochester and Edenbrook of Edina. Together, the facilities consist of 441 beds across 25 acres.  The purpose of the loan was to refinance three of the facilities and acquire the other two. Dwight has financed over 20 properties for this repeat client. Managing Director of Healthcare Finance Adam Offman originated this transaction. Read More »
Helios Arranges Bridge Loan

Helios Arranges Bridge Loan

A Texas-based seniors housing operator initiated the first phase of a portfolio recapitalization with a bridge loan closed by Helios Healthcare Advisors. The borrower owns 12 assets, but this transaction refinanced two assisted living/memory care communities in the San Antonio area. They consist of 80 beds in 76 units. With the existing debt maturing and one location working towards stabilization, Helios ran a competitive process that led to multiple term sheets and ended with structuring an 18-month, interest-only bridge loan with limited recourse. Coupling the two assets allowed the borrower to shift leverage from an over-levered asset that needed more time to reach stabilization, to one... Read More »