• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
Ensign Shines Bright, Again And Again

Ensign Shines Bright, Again And Again

Oops, they did it again. Late last week, The Ensign Group reported its fourth quarter and full-year earnings for 2022, and the company continues to outshine its competitors. While we realize the entire senior care business is on the rebound from the depths of the pandemic, some like Ensign seem to be beating the odds. The company achieved record operating results for the fourth quarter and for the full year, and it has had eight consecutive quarters of occupancy increases. Same-facility occupancy was at 77.8% in the fourth quarter, not far behind its pre-COVID level of 80.1%. To their credit, they do take over a lot of nursing homes with underperforming operations and relatively low... Read More »
Brookdale Senior Living Reports December Occupancy

Brookdale Senior Living Reports December Occupancy

Sometimes no news is good news. After two straight months of declines, Brookdale SeniorLiving reported that December’s month-end occupancy remained flat with November at 78.1%.That can be considered good news since we are in the beginning of what could be a terrible fluand COVID season. In addition, weighted average occupancy remained flat from November to December at 77.0%,after dropping by 20 basis points in November. If they can hold the line for the next threemonths, the company could start to see some improvement in the second quarter. Weightedaverage occupancy peaked in October at 77.2%, while month-end occupancy peaked inSeptember at 78.4%. So far this year, after a dismal 2022,... Read More »

Spotlight on Senior Care M&A

The seniors housing and care industry has witnessed incredible growth so far in the 21st century, surviving the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic among other bumps along the way. Despite the headwinds, investors continue to pour money into the space in search of higher returns and to capitalize on demographic trends. But post-pandemic, where did valuations settle across the senior care sectors and why? Check out the just-published special report, Spotlight on Senior Care M&A to see the latest M&A stats and market analysis. Read More Read More »
Brookdale Occupancy Stumbles

Brookdale Occupancy Stumbles

Last month’s capital raise caused Brookdale Senior Living’s shares to plunge 40%, and now November occupancy is on a downward path as well. Perhaps that is why they needed the new capital, and we are just barely in the flu season. Weighted average occupancy dropped by 20 basis points in November to 77.0%, and month-end census fell by a smaller 10 basis points to 78.1%. But month-end occupancy has now dropped two months in a row. These are small declines, but symptomatic of problems. The company needs some help. It has been offered in terms of refreshing the Board, but to no avail…. Perhaps it is time that Brookdale finally hires Second Act Financial Services to help its customers move... Read More »
AlerisLife Sees Healthy Occupancy Boost in Q3

AlerisLife Sees Healthy Occupancy Boost in Q3

AlerisLife announced its third quarter earnings results, and the good news was that its owned portfolio including 20 senior living properties saw a 290-basis point increase in quarter-end occupancy from 75.5% in Q2:22 to 78.4% Q3:22. Its managed portfolio of 120 senior living properties increased a more modest 160 basis points to 77.0% over the same period, but both figures are healthy increases. Operators need to make the most of third quarter occupancy gains before winter weather and the flu season hamper their efforts, so this is good news for Aleris. But average occupancy still falls below 80%, so there is a long way to go. The company reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2022... Read More »
LTC Properties Reports Q3 Earnings

LTC Properties Reports Q3 Earnings

LTC Properties reported its third quarter earnings, and in addition to a healthy loan originations strategy, the company made some M&A moves in the quarter. Most notably, the REIT contributed $61.7 million into a joint venture that purchased three skilled nursing facilities located in Florida for $75.8 million, or $253,500 per bed, and leased the properties to affiliates of PruittHealth, Inc. under a 10-year master lease, with two five-year renewal options. Additionally, the master lease provided PruittHealth with a purchase option exercisable at the beginning of the fourth year through the end of the fifth year. LTC expects to receive net income from this investment of approximately... Read More »