• Olympus Retirement Living Expands

    The Zett Group closed the sale of a 63-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Boise, Idaho market. Set in the town of Emmett, Meadow View Senior Living was trending positively in its operations, but there was still some work to be done. An owner/operator engaged Blake Bozett and Spud Batt to sell the community to an undisclosed buyer.... Read More »
  • Large Senior Care Portfolio Trades Hands

    A portfolio comprising senior care assets across Washington State recently sold with the help of JCH Senior Housing Investment Brokerage. At first, only one of the assets was brought to market, but an offer emerged for the entire nine-facility portfolio. The price for the skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living campuses ranged... Read More »
  • Stellar Senior Living and Clarion Partners’ Active March

    Stellar Senior Living announced it completed three transactions with Clarion Partners in March. In one of the deals, they completed the recapitalization of The Gallery at Spokane in Spokane, Washington, which was rebranded as The Grand at Spokane. Developed in 2024 by NexCore Group, the community offers 137 independent living, assisted living and... Read More »
  • Otterbein Senior Life Affiliates with Michigan CCRC

    A CCRC in Jackson, Michigan, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Otterbein Senior Life. The campus features 318 independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing units/beds on 22 acres. Kauhale Healthcare Management began managing the community in 2022 following the purchase and refinancing of outstanding bonds by Lapis Advisers. Visa... Read More »
  • ESI Adds Capital Markets & Debt Advisory Team

    Evans Senior Investments has expanded its platform to now include a dedicated Capital Markets & Debt Advisory team to source debt solutions for its clients. Complementary to its brokerage/investment sales services and benefitting from Evans’ robust lender network, the new platform will facilitate acquisition financings, refinancings,... Read More »
Maximizing Occupancy in 2019

Maximizing Occupancy in 2019

If you want to increase your occupancy, cash flow and value, you will have to listen to this upcoming webinar. We are now at the start of a new year, and a new flu season, so all eyes will be on what this year’s flu season will do to occupancy levels. But if you wait and are reactive to something you have little control over, then it will be too late. Flu season aside, occupancy has been one of the major topics in the industry for the past few years. But there are reasons why some communities are at 100% year in and year out, and others can’t get above 80%. Join me next Thursday, January 17, for our 2019 kick-off webinar on Building Occupancy and Value in Seniors Housing. You will learn... Read More »
Maximizing Occupancy in 2019

Omega Healthcare Investors Snags Small REIT

Omega agrees to buy MedEquities Realty Trust in a cash and stock deal worth $632 million plus assumed debt. I hope everyone had a good break these past few days. Everyone, that is, except the folks at Omega Healthcare Investors and MedEquities Realty Trust (MRT). Omega announced today that it is buying MedEquities in a stock and cash transaction valued at about $633 million plus $265 million of net debt. Shareholders are receiving a very healthy 50% premium. MRT owns 34 facilities in seven states with 2,755 beds run by 10 different operators. About 75% of the beds are skilled nursing with some assisted living, and the remainder is a smattering of LTACs, IRFs, behavioral health and an MOB.... Read More »
Jingle WELLs

Jingle WELLs

‘Twas the night before NIC…   ‘Twas the night before NIC And all through the building Not a broker was stirring. Not even brothers Hilding   Multifamily developers had forgotten to take their meds While visions of loose money danced in their heads And KBG in her kerchief, and Lerner in his cap Had just settled down for one last look at NIC Map   When down in the bar, there arose such a clatter Arnie Whitman sprang into action to see what was the matter Michael and John had just stepped into the ring To see which one had the best swing   The swoon of the WASH members was too much to bear As everyone lost interest and headed for the stair When, what to a... Read More »
Maximizing Occupancy in 2019

The Battle For The Post-Acute Patient

LTACs did not look too good in a recent OIG report, but SNFs fared better. Last month we hosted a timely webinar on who was going to win the battle for the post-acute patient, when and how. The “when” is still a subject of debate, but the “who” and “how” much less so. The who is definitely leaning towards skilled nursing facilities. But part of the problem is the name, which is just one reason why providers are changing their names to transitional care, post-acute care, rehab care…anything to get the reference to “nursing home” out of the equation. How many 35-year old’s would go to a nursing home for their post-op rehab? Not many. Transitional care? No problem. The “how” is a no-brainer:... Read More »
Brookdale Activist Saga Goes On

Brookdale Activist Saga Goes On

Here we go again. Land & Buildings Investment Management LLC is stirring up the pot with shareholders yet again after meeting with several members of Brookdale Senior Living’s board in what appears to be a very friendly meeting. Everyone would like Brookdale’s share price to be much higher than it is, and Land and Buildings is still pursuing the concept of spinning out the owned real estate assets into a new REIT using the RIDEA structure. But in a new twist, they want the best properties spun out into this REIT. They claim that it would produce $1.00 per share of cash flow (adjusted funds from operations), and that the market multiple on that would be in the mid to high teens,... Read More »
Maximizing Occupancy in 2019

Great Financing Product For Acquisitions

Bridge loans are becoming increasingly important for acquisitions and renovations projects. Find out the details on this important webinar. If you are in the market for acquisitions, especially value-add acquisitions, or you want to do some major renovations on your existing building, do I have a financing product for you. I am talking about bridge loans, which are basically short-term loans to get you from point A to point B with your real estate. Their popularity has been increasing in the past few years, with more lenders and more types of products, providing even more liquidity to the seniors housing and care sector than before. Plus, some of the bridge lenders have created their own... Read More »