• 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 »
NHC Responds to NHI

NHC Responds to NHI

National Healthcare Corporation, the tenant of 32 of National Health Investor’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living communities, is disputing NHI’s determination of default after the landlord formally notified the operator that it was in default and must cure the default within 30 days to avoid an Event of Default.   NHI notified NHC on July 29 that it was not in compliance with four non-monetary provisions of the master lease and requested it come into compliance by August 29. On August 15, the tenant responded to the landlord stating it believes it was in compliance and requests clarifying information to address alleged potential... Read More »
PACS Gets Trading Period Extension

PACS Gets Trading Period Extension

PACS Group is trying to right the ship as it works to restate its prior financial statements amid an investigation into its Medicare billing practices, and return to providing regular quarterly earnings statements. The New York Stock Exchange Listing Operations Committee did agree to provide PACS with an additional trading period through November 19, 2025, subject to its own ongoing review of the company. PACS is currently working to complete the previously announced restatement of its financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. It has not submitted earnings reports since the second quarter of 2024.  PACS provided a... Read More »

Temple View Transitional Care Center Linked to Merger or Acquisition in LevinPro Database

Temple View Transitional Care Center, a Medicare-licensed facility, has been linked to a merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. Situated at 660 S 2nd W in Rexburg, Idaho, this private skilled nursing facility was incorporated on May 14, 2019. LevinPro, known for tracking M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors including hospitals, home health, medical real estate and biopharma, has profiled the transaction involving Temple View Transitional Care Center. The comprehensive deal database is exclusively available to subscribers here. Throughout its history, LevinPro has meticulously tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector.... Read More »
National Health Investors Sends Default Notice to NHC

National Health Investors Sends Default Notice to NHC

National Health Investors is addressing violations under its longstanding lease agreement with one of its largest tenants, National HealthCare Corporation. In July, NHI notified NHC/OP, L.P., an affiliate of National HealthCare Corporation and the tenant of 32 of NHI’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living communities, that it was in non-compliance with several non-monetary provisions of their master lease, which dates back to October 17, 1991, and is set to expire in December 2026.  National HealthCare Corporation was given until August 29 to fix the issues, and when it failed to do so, NHI sent a formal notice on September 8 stating the tenant was in... Read More »
Gallaher Companies Launches Management Company

Gallaher Companies Launches Management Company

Gallaher Companies, which has decades of experience in seniors housing design and development, launched Gallaher Signature Living, a management company that will oversee operations for the company’s growing portfolio of California seniors housing communities. Page Ensor has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, bringing more than 25 years of senior care leadership, including oversight of 70 communities across four states during her tenure with Brookdale Senior Living as the Vice President of Operations. Let’s hope she employs the new Brookdale strategy, which is working better than the one under the Cindy Baier regime. We wish her luck in her new venture.  Gallaher Companies is... Read More »
Brookdale’s Occupancy Keeps Improving

Brookdale’s Occupancy Keeps Improving

It is a shame that Brookdale Senior Living did not do two years ago what it has been doing for the past nine months or so. Weighted average occupancy in August 2025 was 81.8%, up 70 basis points sequentially. This was the seventh month in a row the company posted an increase. Month-end occupancy in August was 83.2%, up 60 basis points sequentially and up 280 basis points from a year ago. That represents the ninth month in a row of an increase. The proof will be in the third quarter results and whether these increases are profitable or just increases in census for the sake of growth. It will all depend on the level of discounting as well as expense control. Time will tell. Read More »