• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Minnesota

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community that comprises 288 units in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, the community, SilverCreek on Main, was built in three phases between 2015 and 2024 by Ryan Companies.  The original independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Harborside CCRC Sale Approved

    Focus Healthcare Partners’ purchase of a struggling CCRC on Long Island has gone through the ringer, but Chief Judge Alan S. Trust of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York just approved the sale under modified terms, which should close within the next two months. The property attracted some attention in late 2024 when New... Read More »
  • Imagine Senior Living Acquires in Texas

    An owner/operator of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities acquired a seniors housing community in Amarillo, Texas. Built in 2000, The Reserve at Amarillo features assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, Imagine Senior Living, has an established footprint with communities in Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,... Read More »
  • Brookdale Senior Living: Slow and Steady

    Brookdale Senior Living released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results this week, and all we can say is that the improvements, while welcomed, are slow and steady. Management has had a lot on its plate the past 18 months or so in a post-pandemic environment, but things like occupancy are moving up, but not as fast as for others. The... Read More »
  • Three Communities Trade Hands in Pacific Northwest

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group shot out of the gates in 2025, closing three separate transactions in the Pacific Northwest so far this year. The largest was for an 88-unit seniors housing community in central Washington which closed this week. Owned by a regional operator based in Washington, this community consists of 36... Read More »
Leadership Change at LTC Properties

Leadership Change at LTC Properties

After more than 17 years at the helm of LTC Properties, Wendy Simpson is stepping down as CEO and will become Executive Chairman. Replacing her at the top will be two seasoned LTC executives. Current co-Presidents Clint Malin and Pam Kessler will be co-CEOs of the REIT. They already have a close working relationship so the transition should be smooth. Pam joined LTC in 2000 and became CFO in 2007. Clint joined the company in 2004 as Chief Investment Officer. Cece Chikhale has been promoted to CFO after serving as Controller and Treasurer since 2007, and Chief Accounting Officer since 2020. She joined the company in 2002. This is a seasoned management team if we have ever seen one, and a... Read More »
In Memoriam: Jim Moore, 1934 – 2024

In Memoriam: Jim Moore, 1934 – 2024

I was saddened to hear of the passing of my old friend Jim Moore, the founder of Moore Diversified Services. I had known Jim for nearly 40 years, and we always enjoyed catching up on the latest industry trends, and a little gossip thrown in as well, when we would see each other at the various industry conferences throughout the years. One of the first things he would say to me was, “How do you get away with saying the things you say?” but always with a little twinkle in his eye. I always thought he was a little jealous of that. Jim was an industry icon, spending nearly 50 years analyzing the industry, its operations, its financial feasibility and, of course, its people. He literally lived... Read More »
Lument Hires Chris Cain

Lument Hires Chris Cain

Chris Cain has made the move from Berkadia to Lument, joining the firm as a managing director focused on origination efforts from seniors housing and healthcare clients throughout the United States. Based in Dallas, Texas, he will report to Aaron Becker, senior managing director and head of seniors housing and healthcare production at Lument. Since 2011, Cain has originated over $6 billion in construction, term, and permanent debt. Besides Berkadia, he previously held roles with Commerce Bank and BBVA. Keller Augusta arranged the placement. Read More »
Lument Hires Chris Cain

LCB Establishes CEO Succession Plan

LCB Senior Living announced that CEO Michael A. Stoller will be stepping down effective October 1 and that current CIO Danielle Breton and COO Timothy DuRoss have been named as co-CEOs moving forward. Stoller will remain active in the company as chairman of its board. The move comes after LCB acquired five new management contracts over the past year, while completing construction and opening its newest community, The Residence at Bedford. LCB currently owns and/or operates 41 seniors housing communities across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Read More »
New Tenant Secured for Mass SNF

New Tenant Secured for Mass SNF

A state-of-the-art rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility in Danvers, Massachusetts (Boston MSA) secured a new operator and lease arrangement. The developer/landlord and existing tenant engaged Blueprint’s Michael Segal, Ben Firestone, Daniel Waldhorn and Steve Thomes to run a strategic marketing process, which yielded three lease proposals. A growing East Coast-based operator that had recently expanded into Massachusetts with its first acquisition earlier this year was eventually chosen as the new operator/tenant. Located across the street from Beverly Hospital at Danvers and within close proximity to several other referral sources in a densely populated suburb, the facility was... Read More »
Lument Hires Chris Cain

The Seniors Housing Team at C&W Grows

Cushman & Wakefield hired Matthew Yance as a Director for the firm’s Valuation & Advisory group as part of the senior living and care specialty practice. Based out of the firm’s New York office, Yance will focus on institutional valuations and market studies across the United States. Yance has nine years of experience focusing on the senior living sector. Previously, he was at Newmark where he co-led the seniors housing and healthcare team, overseeing a team of appraisers focused on the senior housing industry as well as business development, assignment management, delivery of appraisal and consulting services, and training of appraisal professionals. Earlier this year, the firm... Read More »