• Receivership Sale of Standalone Memory Care Community Closes

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Southeast closings continued with the sale of Westminster Memory Care in Lexington, South Carolina. Built in 2020, the Class-A community features 48 units of memory care and high-end finishes. It is set on 6.3 acres, which provides an opportunity for expansion under new ownership. Also, at the time of the... Read More »
  • Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance

    An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million... Read More »
  • Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Investment Vehicle Acquires First Asset

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired Bellingham at West Chester, a 274-unit seniors housing community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The investment is Focus’ first for its newest investment vehicle, Focus Senior Housing Fund III. The property sits on an 11.8-acre site 20 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. It comprises 208 independent living, 50... Read More »
  • Management Transfer Includes Purchase Option

    A senior care campus in Waterloo, Illinois, secured a new operator thanks to Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Featuring 144 skilled nursing beds and 50 independent living units, Oak Hill – Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center was well occupied with a strong quality mix. It was owned by Monroe County, which wanted to retain the... Read More »
AlerisLife Starts Operations Review…Again

AlerisLife Starts Operations Review…Again

The shareholders of AlerisLife Inc., formerly known as Five Star Senior Living, just can’t catch a break. They completed a major review of their corporate structure and operations over the past few years, which resulted in cutting the company in half in terms of the number of properties operated and shifting from leases to management contracts. That seemed to work for a while, but the pandemic interrupted the progress. Now, just before the first quarter earnings results were released, the company announced that its CEO, Katie Potter, resigned effective April 30 (a Saturday, no less). Given the timing, we assume she was asked to resign. Jeff Leer, who has been EVP, CFO and Treasurer since... Read More »
LTC Properties Comes Out with Q1 Earnings

LTC Properties Comes Out with Q1 Earnings

LTC Properties’ first quarter earnings report was a mixed bag of news. The company is still dealing with some operator problems resulting in rent deferral and abatements, which affected its earnings. Rental income dropped year over year from $30.97 million in Q1:21 to $30.32 million in Q1:22, caused also by the transition of the Senior Care Centers and Abri Health Services portfolio. There was also the sale of a SNF in Washington and a lease incentive balance write-off related to a terminated lease that led to the drop in rental income.  However, offsetting the drop were new properties transitioned from Senior Lifestyle Corporation, rental income from completed development projects... Read More »
REITs: After Divesting Billions, They Are Back in Acquisition Mode

REITs: After Divesting Billions, They Are Back in Acquisition Mode

On April 28, 2022, Ben Swett, Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, spoke with three expert panelists on REITs, their strategies and their positive impact on the senior care market, post-pandemic. Those panelists included Mark Lamb, Chief Investment Officer of CareTrust REIT, Alex Florea, Head of Capital Markets at Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors and Kevin Pascoe, Chief Investment Officer of National Health Investors. They discussed a wide range of topics, including how to improve REITs’ relationships with their tenants, considerations for acquiring amid high valuations, and when to expect a return to “good” occupancy.  Mr. Swett kicked off the webinar by asking the panelists how... Read More »
Ensign Outperforms Yet Again 

Ensign Outperforms Yet Again 

We know we’ve said this before, but The Ensign Group continues to be the Energizer Bunny of the skilled nursing sector, consistently posting positive results in turbulent operating environments. Its Q1 earnings report, which factored in the Omicron surge and unprecedented staffing challenges, reported GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.89 and adjusted EPS of $0.99 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, representing increases of 3.5% and 13.8% over the prior year quarter, respectively.   Consolidated GAAP revenues rose to $713.4 million, an increase of over 13.5% compared with the prior year quarter, but GAAP net income also rose by 2.3% over the prior year quarter to $50.3 million.... Read More »
Sonida Senior Living Making Progress

Sonida Senior Living Making Progress

Better late than never. Sonida Senior Living (formerly Capital Senior Living) just released its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results, just when companies are starting to release first quarter 2022 results. The best news, however, is their progress in the first quarter of 2022, bucking the norm of a first quarter census drop, much like many companies are doing. Getting back to the recent results, as a result of their major recapitalization late last year, raising $154.8 million, there is no longer a “going concern” issue for the company, which was a major problem. Check that one off the list. Next up is census, which like everyone else hit bottom last Spring, but has been... Read More »
Brookdale Ends Quarter With A Census Boost

Brookdale Ends Quarter With A Census Boost

The entire seniors housing industry seems to be clawing back its occupancy losses, even during the perennial lackluster first quarter. Brookdale Senior Living ended the first quarter on a high note (it is all relative, we suppose), with its highest occupancy level since the bottom was hit a year ago, reaching 75.0% at the end of March 2022. This was also the highest month-end occupancy since September 2020. For comparison purposes, it was 82.2% at the end of March 2020. So, bucking the historical trend of first quarter gloom, month-end occupancy in the first quarter 2022 actually increased from December by 50 basis points, even though weighted average occupancy was flat from December to... Read More »