The Ensign Group Engages in Acquisition with Eagle Harbor Healthcare in LevinPro Database
The Ensign Group Inc has been linked to a skilled nursing facility merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The organization is affiliated with Eagle Harbor Healthcare LLC, a private skilled nursing facility located at Madison Ave N in Bainbridge Island, Washington. It was incorporated on December 1, 2014. 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 Eagle Harbor Healthcare LLC in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector throughout... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Can SNF Supply Match Buyer Demand?
We have been inundated with deals since January 1st, with more than 30 already made public, and the activity is coming on the heels of a record-breaking 2025 when we recorded more than 870 separate transactions. Phew. Based on many of our conversations throughout the last year, much of the momentum in the M&A market has centered around the seniors housing sector, as both distressed and higher-quality, performing properties were brought to market amid improving capital markets conditions. Looking at U.S. skilled nursing deal activity, however, according to LevinPro LTC, transactions were relatively flat year over year, despite a higher overall spend. It’s true that the SNF market... Read More »
Brookdale Finally Names a COO
A decade without a Chief Operating Officer? Maybe that is why Brookdale Senior Living has been suffering. But, they are finally filling the position. Mary Sue Patchett is taking on the role, effective December 1st. With Brookdale’s new regional operating model, which she helped redesign and implement, she will have six regional vice presidents, as well as leaders in clinical, dementia care, service alignment, resident and family engagement and experience and dining reporting to her. Patchett brings 40 years of senior living operations experience, currently holding the title of Interim Executive Vice President – Community and Field Operations at Brookdale. She joined the company... Read More »
Brookdale Continues Winning Streak
The big question is, why did this not happen earlier? We are talking about Brookdale Senior Living’s occupancy recovery, and why the previous leadership seemed unable to move the needle, but as soon as they were gone, everything has been on an upward trend. Hmmmmm. Things are not perfect at Brookdale, but they never were. However, same-community occupancy is up by 260 basis points year over year to 82.3%. Even though it lags the rest of the industry, we will take it. Same-community month-end occupancy in October was 84.2%, the highest in years, and a great sign, especially going into the historically tough fourth and first quarters. That represents a 400-basis point increase since... Read More »
