• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
Naples Senior Living Community Secures Refinancing

Naples Senior Living Community Secures Refinancing

BWE arranged a $76 million refinance on behalf of a joint venture between Harbert Management Company and Senior Resource Group for The Carlisle Naples, a Class-A senior living community in Naples, Florida. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris facilitated the financing. Built in 1998, The Carlisle features 257 independent living and 93 assisted living units on more than 18 acres and is operated by SRG. After acquiring the community in September 2021 for $101.5 million, or $290,000 per unit, when it was just 68% occupied, the joint venture completed an extensive capital improvement plan during the pandemic, driving both occupancy and rates post-renovation. The community is in a prime Naples location... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Closes First Loan

Montgomery Intermediary Group Closes First Loan

A few months after Montgomery Intermediary Group announced it was adding a healthcare real estate debt placement vertical alongside its investment sales platform, Jeremy Warren (the man hired to develop the new vertical) closed the group’s first loan. He successfully sourced and closed a refinance for a portfolio of three assisted living communities in Kansas. Built more than 20 years ago, the communities each feature between 20 and 30 units with a mostly Medicaid waiver census. Occupancy was nearly full at three of the locations, with very strong operating margins. The portfolio also benefited from a recent Medicaid waiver rate increase. There were three other similar communities that... Read More »
Welltower’s Executive Promotions

Welltower’s Executive Promotions

Welltower announced several executive promotions to start off the new year. First, John Burkart has been appointed Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer.  Prior to joining Welltower in 2021, Burkart spent 25 years at Essex Property Trust, most recently serving as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Burkart holds a BS in Finance from San Jose State University and an MBA in Real Estate from Golden Gate University. Next, Nikhil Chaudhri was appointed Co-President & Chief Investment Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Investment Officer.... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Closes First Loan

VIUM’s Recent Financings

As part of its record-breaking 2024, VIUM Capital closed three HUD 232/223f refinancing transactions totaling approximately $70 million for Texas-based Priority Management Group. The HUD loans paid off existing bridge debt and owner’s notes from acquisitions that occurred three years ago. Priority Management Group is a senior living owner/operator in Texas and Louisiana, and is a long-time client. The transaction was led by Scott Blount of VIUM.  Additionally, in November, VIUM closed a $21 million bridge loan ($17 million initial and a $4 million earnout) for a 134-bed SNF in North Carolina. The recapitalization was used to pay off existing debt and a shareholder note, and to provide... Read More »
Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in Washington

Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in Washington

Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of Moran Vista Senior Living in Spokane, Washington. Built in 1997 and expanded and renovated in 2008, it is situated on approximately 4.76 acres and comprises 131 (30 independent living, 86 assisted living and 15 memory care) units. Occupancy was 88% at the time of sale.  The seller was a Pacific Northwest owner divesting to focus on core assets within its portfolio, and the buyer is a regional owner/operator with approximately 20 communities in Washington and Arizona. The community sold for $22.5 million, or $172,000 per unit, at a 3.06x GIM. Read More »
Ensign Expands in Tennessee and Alabama

Ensign Expands in Tennessee and Alabama

The Ensign Group, Inc. acquired the operations of nine skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee and Alabama: Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (83 beds in Pulaski, TN), Wellpark Health and Rehabilitation (30 beds in Knoxville, TN), Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation (176 beds in Knoxville), VanAyer Senior Living and Rehabilitation (91 beds in Martin, TN), Union City Health and Rehabilitation (115 beds in Union City, TN), Decatur County Healthcare (125 beds in Parsons, TN), Savannah Nursing and Rehabilitation (120 beds in Savannah, TN), Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation (90 beds in Decaturville, TN) and The Health Center at Research Park (91 beds in Huntsville, AL). ... Read More »
VIUM Capital’s Record 2024

VIUM Capital’s Record 2024

VIUM Capital recorded its highest revenue producing year in the firm’s young history, closing 56 transactions totaling nearly $900 million in par in 2024. The financings varied from bridge to permanent debt (both taxable and tax-exempt) and funded 82 separate properties in more than a dozen states across the country. Of the financings, 37 were HUD/GNMA loans through HUD’s 232/223(f) program, totaling over $450 million of par. VIUM finished the 2024 fiscal year as the #2 ranked HUD healthcare lender in the country in both total volume and number of transactions closed.  The year also witnessed VIUM’s HUD/GNMA servicing book surpassing $1 billion, securing multiple HUD Corporate Credit... Read More »
Public REIT Divests to Regional Owner/Operator

Public REIT Divests to Regional Owner/Operator

Bradley Clousing and Daniel Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged to confidentially sell a senior living community in Maitland, Florida. The community comprises Savannah Court, which offers 102 units of assisted living, and Savannah Cove, which comprises 39 beds and 24 units of skilled nursing care. The seller was a publicly traded REIT, and the buyer was a regional owner/operator with strong experience in both SNF and AL assets. The buyer intends to conduct a robust physical plant upgrade immediately. This is a strong and attractive submarket within the Orlando MSA and the building improvements should be well-received. Read More »
Ensign Expands in Tennessee and Alabama

Strawberry Fields Acquires in Kansas

Strawberry Fields REIT entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated seller for six senior care properties in Kansas. The purchase price is $24 million, or $68,000 per bed, payable at closing. The six properties include five skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community, totaling 354 beds. They will be leased to Advena Living for an initial 10-year period, plus two five-year tenant options on a triple-net basis. Additionally, the lease will increase Strawberry Fields’ annual rents by $2.4 million and is subject to 3% annual increases. Strawberry Fields plans to purchase the properties utilizing its current working capital, and anticipates closing the... Read More »
Regional Midwest Management Company Acquires in Missouri

Regional Midwest Management Company Acquires in Missouri

Senior Care Realty was engaged by a mom & pop in their divestment of a seniors housing community in the Kansas City, Missouri MSA. This was their only long-term care property and they are selling to enter retirement. Built in 1995 in several stages by the seller, with the last phase in 2008, the community comprises 69 independent living and assisted living units. The community was fully occupied at the time of sale with a waitlist, and is 100% private pay. It generated close to $2.1 million in income in 2024, running at a 36% margin. Sounds like a great operation. A regional Midwest management company, which is expanding to multiple states, bought the community and will look to... Read More »
CIBC’s Recent Activity

CIBC’s Recent Activity

CIBC Bank USA provided a $16 million acquisition financing term loan and a $2 million working capital revolving line or credit for a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in Vermont. Historical performance trended positively over the last year, as the facilities improved census and operating leverage. Fritz Kieckhefer and Kyle Doran handled the transaction for CIBC. Additionally, Kieckhefer and Doran of CIBC provided an Illinois owner/operator with a $5.2 million term to finance the owner’s recent acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in central Illinois. The tenant had taken over operations in the middle of 2024 from a small local operator, and has since improved performance... Read More »