• Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

    Brookdale Senior Living completed a series of financing transactions totaling approximately $600 million that refinanced all of its remaining 2026 mortgage debt and maturities, around $350 million, and a portion of 2027 mortgage debt maturities, approximately $200 million. The company also secured more fixed-rate debt, helping to cut rate risk.... Read More »
  • Ikaria Announces $1 Billion in Q4 Volume

    Ikaria Capital Group closed out a successful 2025, announcing several significant transactions in the fourth quarter that exceeded $1 billion in volume. The activity comprises financings in the seniors housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health sectors across multiple states and borrowers.  The largest deal was a $595.5 million senior... Read More »
  • PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

    A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several major hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting... Read More »
  • Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

    Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds,... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

    The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by... Read More »
Berkadia Appoints New SVP of Capital Markets

Berkadia Appoints New SVP of Capital Markets

Berkadia hired Lisa Burgess, appointing her as SVP, Capital Markets – Seniors Housing and Healthcare. Burgess will be responsible for managing the balance sheet bridge financing process as well as the identification and management of third-party lending relationships to augment seniors housing and care dedicated bridge financing. Before joining Berkadia, she has had a 25-year career in healthcare finance, where her experience includes M&A, financing and portfolio management work for Epoch Senior Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Post Acute Partners, Wingate Healthcare and Care One. Burgess received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude... Read More »

Three Crowns Park Featured in LevinPro Deal Database

Three Crowns Park has been linked to a merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The Medicare-licensed facility is a not-for-profit skilled nursing facility situated at 2323 Mcdaniel Ave in Evanston, IL. It was incorporated on March 24, 1978. 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 Three Crowns Park 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 »
Marcus & Millichap Arranges SNF Leases

Marcus & Millichap Arranges SNF Leases

After purchasing four senior care campuses in a large portfolio deal, a seniors housing owner/operator turned to Marcus & Millichap to find new tenants for the skilled nursing portions of each newly acquired campus. Each building was losing close to $1 million annually and had struggled with occupancy and expenses.  While the portfolio purchase was in escrow, the buyer, which solely focused on seniors housing operations, engaged Rob Reis and Nick Stahler of Marcus & Millichap to create a market for each nursing home portion. Despite the negative cash flow, M&M targeted aggressive lease rates and sourced three separate tenants, all regional SNF operators based in... Read More »
Berkadia Appoints New SVP of Capital Markets

Dwight & Co Adds to Services and Team

Dwight & Co has expanded its seniors housing and healthcare financing solutions by launching working capital revolving lines of credit (revolvers). The company also announced a couple of new hires.  The revolvers will integrate into Dwight’s existing bridge, mezzanine, and HUD healthcare lending platform, providing a comprehensive suite of financial solutions for healthcare operators. In January 2024, Dwight closed its first two revolvers and also has a strong pipeline of new business. The revolvers were structured to complement Dwight’s bridge mortgage loans. In addition, to support its originations, underwriting, capital markets, asset management and servicing areas of... Read More »
Berkadia Appoints New SVP of Capital Markets

Two Members Added to Ventas Board

Ventas appointed two individuals to the company’s board of directors as a result of a new cooperation agreement with activist investor Land & Buildings. Ventas and Land & Buildings have expressed their differences throughout the last several years, however, the agreement seems to signal a ceasefire of their issues. Theodore Bigman is slated to sit on the board’s investment committee, and Joe V. Rodriguez, Jr will be on the board’s nominating, governance and corporate responsibility committee. Ventas also announced that the lead independent director for Ventas’ board of directors, Denny Shelton, is retiring.  Following the appointments of Bigman and Rodriguez, the Ventas board... Read More »
Berkadia Appoints New SVP of Capital Markets

John Moore Retires As Atria Management’s CEO

After 25 years running Atria Management Company, formerly Atria Senior Living, John Moore has stepped down as Chairman and CEO, but will remain on the Board as well as an advisor to help with a smooth transition. We know he had some health issues a few years ago, and we hope this is not why he decided to step down. Navigating Atria through the pandemic would have taken its toll on anyone.   Stepping in as CEO is Holly Belter-Cheeser as part of a planned transition process. She has held key positions with Atria over the past 15 years, including CFO since 2020 and CAO since 2023, SVP of Business Optimization & Operations Support from 2017 to 2020 and VP of Finance from 2013 to 2017.... Read More »