• Bullish Move by Welltower

    Welltower has been a growth and M&A machine under the leadership of Shankh Mitra. As of October 27, the REIT has closed or has under contract close to $14 billion of pro rata gross investments across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom this year. These include more than 700 seniors housing properties with more than 46,000 units. Not too... Read More »
  • Welltower Shatters Single-Day Dollar Volume Record

    October was already on its way to setting records for M&A activity in the seniors housing and care industry before Welltower announced the most transaction dollar volume we have ever seen in a single day when it released its third quarter earnings. A couple of the largest portfolio acquisitions took place across the pond, but the REIT also... Read More »
  • South Carolina Portfolio Trades

    Newmark has hit a rich vein of activity, announcing several closings in the last few days. First, the team sold three communities across the Greenville, South Carolina, area on behalf of Atlas Senior Living. The communities were built between 2014 and 2016 and totaled 306 units, including 108 independent living, 144 assisted living and 54 memory... Read More »
  • Blueprint Closes in Kentucky and Colorado

    Blueprint has been adding to our record-breaking October M&A haul, announcing a couple of closings in the last week. First, Kyle Hallion handled another sale in his home state of Kentucky, this time on behalf of a local family owner/operator with deep ties to this asset’s local market. The senior care facility features 64 skilled nursing beds... Read More »
  • Southern California Communities Get New Owner

    Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two seniors housing communities in Southern California. The transaction included an 84-unit assisted living and memory care community in the San Diego suburbs and a 72-unit memory care community in the Los Angeles suburbs. These were older vintage properties with some Medicaid census but were very strong... Read More »
Bullish Move by Welltower

Bullish Move by Welltower

Welltower has been a growth and M&A machine under the leadership of Shankh Mitra. As of October 27, the REIT has closed or has under contract close to $14 billion of pro rata gross investments across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom this year. These include more than 700 seniors housing properties with more than 46,000 units. Not too shabby. We have covered some of these transactions in other stories, but what really caught our eye was the announcement that Mitra and four other key executives are going to put their future compensation where their strategy is, or something like that. They are “all-in” on increasing shareholder value, which is a good thing, as long as no corners... Read More »
Brookdale Shares Hit Seven-Year High

Brookdale Shares Hit Seven-Year High

Brookdale Senior Living has posted occupancy increases for several consecutive months. The operator has lagged behind the industry for a decade now, so it is about time.  Weighted average occupancy has increased each month since January, beginning at 79.2% and reaching 82.5% in September. The third quarter’s average of 81.8% is up 290 basis points year-over-year, and 170 basis points sequentially. Same-community weighted average occupancy of 82.7% increased 270 basis points year over year, and 40 basis points sequentially. Third quarter same community occupancy of 82.3% increased 260 basis points year over year, and 150 basis points sequentially, reflecting the highest sequential... Read More »
Brookdale Hires New CEO

Brookdale Hires New CEO

Six months after its CEO Cindy Baier exited the firm, Brookdale Senior Living has announced its new CEO. Nick Stengle will take the job, effective October 6, coming from Gentiva, a major home health & hospice provider where he was president and COO. He has some seniors housing experience, too, working as EVP and COO at Sunrise Senior Living for one year prior to his time at Gentiva. He led community operations, sales, marketing and clinical operations for around 250 Sunrise communities at the time.  Stengle also has experience at TPG Capital, HMSHost International, Marriott International and Boston Consulting Group, in addition to serving 11 years in the U.S. Air Force. While in... Read More »

Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation Joins Activity Profiled in LevinPro Database

Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation, a Medicare-licensed private skilled nursing facility situated at 12207 N 113th Ave in Youngtown, Arizona, has been linked to a merger or acquisition. The facility was incorporated on October 28, 2009. LevinPro, which tracks mergers and acquisitions across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health services to medical real estate and biopharma, has featured this transaction involving Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation in its comprehensive deal database. This resource is specifically curated for its subscribers, offering them information on the latest developments in healthcare M&A. Throughout its history, LevinPro has... Read More »

Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point LLC Profiled in M&A Activity in LevinPro Database

Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point LLC has been linked to a merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The Medicare-licensed facility is a private skilled nursing facility situated at 1555 S Main St in Crown Point, Indiana. LevinPro, which tracks M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health to medical real estate and biopharma, profiled the transaction involving Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point LLC in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector throughout its history. To see the underlying deal data, or for information on... Read More »