• 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 »
North Carolina Community Receives Refinance

North Carolina Community Receives Refinance

Berkadia secured a large Freddie Mac refinance for a seniors housing community in Greensboro, North Carolina. The borrower, California-based KISCO Senior Living, acquired Abbotswood at Irving Park in 1996 (according to LevinPro LTC) when it was a 10-year-old, 149-unit independent living community. KISCO was known as Kisco Retirement Communities at the time, and now it owns and operates 20 senior living communities in six states, including six communities in North Carolina.. Over the years, it has grown to now include 173 units and a full spectrum of senior living options, including IL cottages, IL apartments, assisted living and memory care units. The 1996 purchase price was approximately... Read More »
AL/MC Community Secures Refinancing

AL/MC Community Secures Refinancing

MONTICELLOAM, LLC, a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, closed $18 million in bridge financing for a seniors housing community in Wisconsin. The financing was originated by Karina Davydov on behalf of a repeat client. The bridge loan helped refinance the outstanding debt on an assisted living/memory care community with more than 100 units. The refinance also positions the property for a future HUD financing. Read More »
Joint Venture Enters Kansas

Joint Venture Enters Kansas

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Olathe, Kansas. Built in 1978 with an extensive remodel in 2016 and a 60-unit independent living expansion project in 2020, Anthology of Olathe comprises 60 independent living, 68 assisted living and 28 memory care units. The seller was a national owner/operator, and the buyer was a joint venture between an East Coast-based private equity group and Willow Ridge Senior Living. This is its first acquisition in Kansas.  Jason Punzel, Jeff Binder, Dan Geraghty and Dave Balow handled the transaction. There were multiple offers for the community, and the selected joint venture buyer intends to continue... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Another Year Down, and A Lot To Be Thankful For

60 Seconds with Swett: Another Year Down, and A Lot To Be Thankful For

It was another chaotic year, as has been the norm post-COVID, but we still have a lot to be thankful for. The seniors housing and care industry continues to show remarkable resiliency in the face of inflation, staffing crises, and countless negative attention in the media and among politicians.  We are thankful for the thousands of caregivers furthering the mission every day of serving our seniors and making the last years of their lives fruitful, happy and well-spent. We are thankful to the capital providers who stuck with the industry through the bad times, injecting much-needed funds into aging physical plants and financing as many acquisitions as they did, giving us plenty to... Read More »
North Carolina Community Receives Refinance

Stride Bank’s Recent Activity

We learned of a number of recent financings provided by Stride Bank for senior care facilities across the country. First, the bank refinanced multiple assets in New Mexico and West Texas. The relationship with this particular borrower began in June 2023 (through Clint Miller of Ziegler) when it was looking to execute a bridge-to-HUD strategy and its prior, larger regional bank was unwilling to entertain. The portfolio features a mix of HUD-qualified and non-HUD-qualified assets, and the borrower needed an institution that allowed a multi-step process to release the HUD-qualified assets slowly.  The senior credit facility will fully retire once the HUD-qualified assets are refinanced,... Read More »
Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

A northeastern Ohio portfolio of assisted living/memory care communities sold out of receivership, with the help of Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Dubbed “The Lantern Group Portfolio,” the three communities feature a combined 220 units, split between 135 assisted living and 85 memory care units. Built in 1960, Lantern of Madison is located about 40 miles northeast of Cleveland, Lantern of Chagrin Valley (built in 1976)  is just 15 miles southeast of Cleveland, and Lantern of Saybrook (built in 2015 in the town of Ashtabula) is halfway between Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania.  Mike Flanagan was brought in as the receiver of the portfolio, who then hired Everest... Read More »
Spyglass Healthcare Secures Financing

Spyglass Healthcare Secures Financing

A growing skilled nursing owner/operator is priming itself for further growth with a new revolving credit facility structured by Grant Goodman of G Capital. Bay Area-based Spyglass Healthcare currently has six facilities in its Northern California portfolio, and it obtained the financing to fund working capital, future acquisitions and general corporate purposes. Texas Capital Bank provided the $15 million ABL financing with a SOFR-based rate and an attractive spread. In 2024, the $31 billion-dollar bank significantly expanded its healthcare business, with industry veteran Shane Passarelli leading the charge. We expect to hear more soon from all parties. Read More »
AL/MC Community Secures Refinancing

Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

Harrison Street and Dial Retirement Communities secured a refinance for their seniors housing property in Batavia, Illinois (Chicagoland), thanks to the team at Newmark. The Landings, which opened in Spring 2021, features 142 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It was very well occupied, at 96% with a waitlist. The borrowers wished to refinance the construction loan on the property and obtained a new bank loan with a three-year term, full term of interest only and amortization. It was also a non-recourse loan, but the amount was not disclosed. There was a competitive interest rate. Read More »
Change Coming To Life Care Centers of America

Change Coming To Life Care Centers of America

What is happening at Life Care Centers of America is a great example of how not to establish a succession plan, especially when it involves one of the largest privately owned senior care companies in the country. The company was founded by Forest Preston nearly 75 years ago, and he remains the CEO and sole shareholder of a company that is purported to be worth close to $1.2 billion. But he really has not run it for years. I sat down with Forest about 15 years ago, when he agreed to do a long interview with me about his entire life and career. I could tell something was off, and he had a “minder” constantly by his side. But he was agreeable to do this with me, and seemed to look forward to... Read More »
Tennessee Buyer Purchases Wisconsin Assets

Tennessee Buyer Purchases Wisconsin Assets

Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold The Sage Meadow Portfolio, which included a Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) and a Community-Based Residential Facility in eastern Wisconsin, approximately 60 miles from each other. Sage Meadow of Fond du Lac features 40 units and was built in 1997 and 2001. Sage Meadow of De Pere (near Green Bay) also has 40 units and was built in 2002. Combined, the communities were 92% occupied and operated at a 20% margin on $4.14 million of estimated revenues.  A private equity group with holdings across the Midwest sold the assets to a Tennessee-based group with other holdings in Wisconsin for $8.5 million, or $106,250 per unit, at a 9.7% cap... Read More »
Inland Acquires Two Communities in Minnesota

Inland Acquires Two Communities in Minnesota

The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. acquired two seniors housing communities in Minnesota from Axial Real Estate Advisors LLC in an off-market transaction. Built in 2013, Kingsley Shores Independent Senior Living is in Lakeville and comprises 83 independent living, 49 assisted living and 22 memory care units. Occupancy was 91% at the time of closing. The community includes Kingsley Place, an active adult community with 55 units. Built in 2015, Savage Senior Living at Fen Pointe is in Savage and features 69 independent living, 30 assisted living and 24 memory care units. Occupancy was 98% at the time of closing. The Waters Senior Living will manage these communities moving... Read More »