• WesBanco Launches New Healthcare Vertical

    WesBanco Bank recently launched its dedicated healthcare vertical, under the leadership of Suzanne Myers as EVP-Commercial Healthcare Director, and is already off to the races with a handful of senior care transactions closed. The strategic initiative will provide financing across the continuum of care, including seniors housing, skilled nursing,... Read More »
  • LTC Properties Acquires Class-A California Community

    JLL Capital Markets completed the sale of Loma Clara, an 89-licensed-bed, Class-A seniors housing community in Morgan Hill, California. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Steadfast Senior Living, and procured the buyer, LTC Properties. The REIT acquired the community within its SHOP segment... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Divests Texas Standalone MC Community to Family-Owned Company

    Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced another Lone Star State deal, selling a 20-unit memory care community in Sugar Land, Texas. Built in 1998, the community was the only seniors housing asset of a not-for-profit organization, which decided to divest. It was 80% occupied but losing around $30,000 a year on $1.26 million... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Purchases Vacant Community for Reopening

    Blueprint was engaged to market a 100-unit vacant assisted living community located 10 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, that had been taken offline following operational challenges. The community sustained profitability during prior operations. Blueprint generated four competitive offers from sophisticated owner/operators with proven capabilities... Read More »
  • Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
Solinity’s Recent Announcement

Solinity’s Recent Announcement

Solinity, a seniors housing developer, named William H. Holly and John Moore as Partners in Development to spearhead investor relations in the growth of the company’s development and acquisition pipeline. Solinity has a $300 million pipeline for new development and community acquisitions in the southeastern United States for expansion in 2025. Josh Crisp, Founder and CEO, is the visionary of the development pipeline, which includes plans for multigenerational and mixed use age friendly communities designed to meet the needs of the aging population. With over three decades of industry experience, and a native of Coral Gables, Holly began his career with the Codina Bush Group before holding... Read More »
Ikaria Formalizing CareTrust REIT Relationship

Ikaria Formalizing CareTrust REIT Relationship

Newly formed Ikaria Capital Group is formalizing an arrangement with CareTrust REIT to provide capital to the seniors housing and nursing home sector. The Ikaria team, which is led by White Oak Healthcare Partners alums Jason Dopoulos and Ken Gould, has worked with CareTrust on several debt transactions since 2022, and this marks a continuation of that relationship. The Ikaria team will also continue to provide debt origination, underwriting, and asset management services.  CareTrust’s investment priority will still be on acquiring real estate through accretive transactions but will look to add to its debt investments, which can offer attractive yields. The REIT closed approximately... Read More »
Grace Management’s Recent Updates

Grace Management’s Recent Updates

Grace Management, which currently operates 70 communities in 22 states, announced the promotion of Brian Storey to President, effective March 1. This transition follows the company’s leadership succession plan, as Storey steps into the role previously held by Guy Geller, who was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on January 1. As part of the structured transition, Michal Penek has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations to backfill Storey’s previous role. Storey joined Grace Management in 2015 and has held key roles across every level of the organization throughout his tenure, demonstrating leadership in operations, strategic development, transitions, turnaround execution and... Read More »
Ikaria Capital Group Launches

Ikaria Capital Group Launches

Ikaria Capital Group, led by Jason Dopoulos and Ken Gould who were formerly with White Oak Healthcare Partners and Lancaster Pollard, announced its launch. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Ikaria specializes in financing skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Ikaria brings more than 100 years of collective experience in financing, structuring, underwriting, servicing and asset-managing bridge and FHA/HUD loans.  Ikaria’s platform specializes in debt solutions, including bridges for acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinances and construction, permanent (long-term) debt structures, FHA/HUD loans and working capital lines for skilled nursing, hospitals and other healthcare... Read More »

Beaver Valley Hospital “Owns” 37 Skilled Nursing Facilities in Utah

Beaver Valley Hospital, a city-owned critical access hospital, has established itself as the largest operator of skilled nursing facilities in Utah, according to the latest Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data. Market Position Analysis of the most recent CMS data reveals that Beaver Valley Hospital operates 37 skilled nursing facilities across Utah, making it the state’s largest skilled nursing facility owner. In the state of Utah, it is common for hospitals to contract with skilled nursing facilities to be their licensed operator (on paper) despite not owning the real estate associated with the facility. Beaver Valley Hospital has one of those arrangements.... Read More »

Spartan Healthcare Emerges as Minnesota’s Largest Skilled Nursing Operator

Spartan Healthcare LLC has established itself as the dominant skilled nursing facility operator in Minnesota, controlling 45 facilities across the state according to the most recent CMS data. This positions the company as the largest skilled nursing operator in Minnesota, narrowly outpacing competitors Yazoma Holdings, LLC and NIJ LLC, which each operate 44 facilities. Portfolio Concentration The company’s portfolio is exclusively concentrated in Minnesota’s skilled nursing sector, with no facilities in other states or healthcare segments. This strategic focus has allowed Spartan Healthcare to develop specialized expertise in Minnesota’s regulatory environment. Ownership... Read More »