• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Republican Budget and Medicaid Cuts

    There will be significant political interest in what happens to Medicaid funding as Republicans work to pass a budget and tax bill with their very slim majority. Touching entitlements remains politically risky, and the party is divided on whether any Medicaid cuts would be acceptable heading into an election cycle. At this stage, per-capita caps... Read More »
  • Sonida Senior Living Continues Upward Trend

    We are at the end of the first quarter 2025 earning roll call, and Sonida Senior Living posted another solid quarter. Weighted average occupancy for its same-community portfolio (56 communities) increased by 100 basis points year over year to 86.8%, which is at the top end of many of its competitors. In addition, same-community RevPOR increased... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Purchases Turnaround SNF

    Evans Senior Investments was engaged by a regional owner in a partnership with the University of Michigan Health-West Hospital to facilitate the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Wyoming, Michigan. Opened nearly 10 years ago, Healthbridge Post Acute comprises 65 beds and was experiencing operational challenges, including an annual net... Read More »
  • Family Owner Divests CCRC to Not-For-Profit

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors sold a family-owned/operated CCRC in Maumee, Ohio, to a not-for-profit organization. The community had been in the seller’s family for 75 years, but they are divesting to enter retirement. Established in 1949, Elizabeth Scott Community spans 51 acres and offers independent living, assisted living, memory care... Read More »
  • HUD-Backed Seniors Housing Community Opens on Long Island

    A HUD-financed seniors housing project has celebrated its grand opening in Bay Shore, New York. Netherbay at Bay Shore is a state-of-the-art assisted living/memory care community located at the historic Gulden family’s summer homestead on Long Island. It features 72 units and is operated by Meridian Senior Living. Greystone’s Lisa Fischman had... Read More »
Public REIT Acquires North Carolina Senior Care Portfolio

Public REIT Acquires North Carolina Senior Care Portfolio

A publicly traded REIT and its operating partner Saber Healthcare acquired a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in North Carolina for an undisclosed price. The REIT emerged from a competitive bidding process that saw 16 total offers and was ultimately selected due to its likelihood of closing and of not renegotiating on price. Indeed the price, although not disclosed, did not change from the initial bid submitted at the end of August. That is impressive, and kudos to Brandon and Ben Bohland of Senwell Senior Investment Advisors for facilitating the transaction. Featuring 691 licensed beds, including 100 beds (in 77 units) at the private pay... Read More »
Euson Lindsay Health Acquires Indiana Skilled Nursing Facility

Euson Lindsay Health Acquires Indiana Skilled Nursing Facility

Already the owner and operator of a skilled nursing facility northwest of Indianapolis, Euson Lindsay Health LLC announced it has acquired another SNF in the Indianapolis area. The target, The Green House Cottages of Carmel, comprises 72 beds across six buildings and also includes short-term rehabilitation, memory care and long-term care. It has been in operation since 2016 and provides skilled nursing care in a “home-like” setting. With this acquisition, Euson Lindsay Health is now considered the largest owner and operator of the skilled nursing “small home concept” in Indiana, with two locations under the Restoracy brand. Read More »
JLL Capital Markets Closes Major Refinance

JLL Capital Markets Closes Major Refinance

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $175 million refinancing for a six-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 821 units across the Southeast.  Featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units, five of the properties were recently built and the sixth, a second phase to its adjacent sister property, is currently under construction. The high-quality communities feature plentiful amenities, including fitness centers, dining rooms, lounge areas, bars, putting greens, outdoor patios, walking paths and more. No other details on the transaction were disclosed, but the JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team representing the borrower was led by Managing Director Allison... Read More »
Euson Lindsay Health Acquires Indiana Skilled Nursing Facility

CBRE Handles Active Adult Sale

CBRE National Senior Housing sold an active adult community in Tomball, Texas (Houston MSA). Built in 2014, Laurel at Vintage Park comprises 120 one and two bedroom units and sits on 5.48 acres. Amenities include a two-story clubhouse with a full kitchen, fitness center, community family rooms with kitchens, along with other amenities for the residents. The seller of the community was Coastal Ridge, a vertically integrated real estate investment, property management, and development firm. John Sweeny, Aron Will, Scott Bray, and Garrett Sacco, and CBRE’s Houston Multifamily team consisting of Clint Duncan, Matthew Phillips, Jock Naponic, and Nolan Mainguy, represented the... Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Bond Financing for North Carolina CCRC Expansion

Ziegler Arranges Bond Financing for North Carolina CCRC Expansion

Ziegler closed a large bond financing for The Forest at Duke, a not-for-profit CCRC in Durham, North Carolina. The campus, located on approximately 47 acres just south of Duke University, received $95.57 million in funding, split between a $66.07 million Series 2022A1 long-term bond and a $29.5 million Series 2022A2 intermediate-term bond. Both are draw-down, bank-held bonds issued through the North Carolina Medical Care Commission, with the A1 piece featuring a 15-year commitment and accreting swap and the A2 piece being repaid with initial entrance fees from an expansion project.  First opened to residents in 1992, the CCRC currently serves over 360 residents across 154 apartments, 81... Read More »
60 Seconds With Swett: Seniors Housing & Care Market Nears 500 Transactions for 2022

60 Seconds With Swett: Seniors Housing & Care Market Nears 500 Transactions for 2022

With one month to go until 2023, we are just a handful of deals away from breaking the 500-deal mark for 2022. You’ve heard us say before that the previous record for publicly announced deals was 456, set in 2019 when the biggest issues facing the senior care industry were overdevelopment and a potential PDPM-induced rate readjustment. So, for seniors housing and care buyers and sellers to come together on what we assume will be well more than 500 deals (more when you include the scores of deals confidentially disclosed to us) despite a lingering pandemic, a staffing crisis, inflation and rising interest rates throughout much of the year is impressive. Late last year, we did think there... Read More »

Is The Public Option Passe?

Last month, we raised issues about Sonida Senior Living and its ability to survive through next year without additional capital. Its market cap is low ($86 million), its share price is falling as are its cash balances. G&A expenses have been way too high, but they are beginning to address that. Another company, AlerisLife, is facing similar problems, such as a small market cap ($25 million), a falling share price and G&A expense out of line with its operations ($17 million in the third quarter alone). One good thing going for the company is that it has $79.1 million of cash and just $67 million of long-term debt. And, quarter-end occupancy in the third quarter increased... Read More »
CBRE Facilitates Augusta Acquisition in Georgia

CBRE Facilitates Augusta Acquisition in Georgia

CBRE National Senior Housing’s team consisting of Aron Will, John L. Sweeny, Jr., Garrett Sacco and Scott Bray completed the sale and acquisition financing for a fully occupied assisted living/memory care community in Augusta, Georgia. Built in 2019, Thrive at Augusta comprises 85 units on 17 acres and despite opening just before the pandemic, it did indeed reach 100% occupancy by the time of the transaction. It caters to a high-income population and features a number of high-end amenities. New York City-based Drake Real Estate Partners ultimately sold the property to Inspired Healthcare Capital. Aron Will and Adam Mincberg of CBRE also arranged a five-year, fixed-rate $16.8 million loan... Read More »
Euson Lindsay Health Acquires Indiana Skilled Nursing Facility

Active Adult Community Sells in New Jersey

JLL Capital Markets closed the sale of an active adult community in Englishtown, New Jersey (near Trenton). Built in 2008, ​​Royal Pines at Marlboro comprises 89 units and sold for a purchase price of $29.9 million, or $336,000 per unit. The community comprises one- and two-bedroom units averaging 859 square feet. Unlike most active adult communities, Royal Pines allows 20% of residents to be 35 and older with the other 80% fulfilling the 55+ requirement. Intergenerational living could become more popular over the years, helping the seniors housing industry attract another cohort of seniors looking for it. The seller was a joint venture between vertically integrated real estate company GRJ... Read More »
Links Healthcare Group Buys Two Senior Care Facilities

Links Healthcare Group Buys Two Senior Care Facilities

Links Healthcare Group announced the purchase of two seniors housing communities in San Jose, California. The first purchase was of a skilled nursing facility by the name of Westwood Post-Acute comprising 268 beds. Link’s second acquisition was Westgate Villa Assisted Living comprising 60 units, but both properties sit adjacent to each other. The seller of the two communities was listed as entities affiliated with Stamm Care Homes. Links previously operated the facilities under a lease and had a purchase option for the two buildings. Forbright Bank provided a $38.5 million acquisition loan for Links Healthcare Group to finance the purchase, according to public records. Read More »
CareTrust REIT’s Mark Lamb Steps Down as CIO

CareTrust REIT’s Mark Lamb Steps Down as CIO

The Board of Directors of CareTrust REIT, Inc. announced the appointment of James Callister as Chief Investment Officer, to be effective as of December 31, 2022. Mr. Callister will succeed Mark Lamb, who is leaving the company after a transition period to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. Mr. Callister currently serves as CareTrust’s Executive Vice President. In the release, CEO Dave Sedgwick stated,“On behalf of the Board and all of us at CareTrust, I express our admiration and gratitude for the tremendous impact Mark has had on building the company since the beginning. Mark has always been a true partner and friend and we wish him continued success in the future.” Mr. Lamb said,... Read More »