• 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 »
Blaze Capital Partners Buys Again in Atlanta

Blaze Capital Partners Buys Again in Atlanta

Multifamily investor Blaze Capital Partners announced its second active adult acquisition in Georgia. Built in 2021, Annabelle on Main comprises 180 units and sits on 4.6 acres in Duluth (Atlanta MSA). The units consist of one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 724 to 1,260 square feet. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center and yoga studio, movie theater, arts and crafts studio, dog park and a massage and meditation zen room. Earlier this month, Blaze purchased Hardy Springs, a 149-unit active adult community in Dallas, Georgia. This was the investment group’s first 55+ acquisition. This acquisition brings Blaze’s Georgia portfolio to eight properties... Read More »
Evans Seniors Investments Sells Allentown, PA Community

Evans Seniors Investments Sells Allentown, PA Community

Evans Senior Investments announced the sale of an 80-unit assisted living community in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built in the 1980s, the community was 100% private pay with in-place rents just under $5,000 a month. At the time of marketing, the community was 94% occupied and making over $800,000 in net operating income. But it actually maintained 100% occupancy throughout the transition process even as new supply opened in the market. The seller was an independent owner/operator with an established presence and good reputation in the area. The community was ultimately sold to Buffalo-based Hamister Group for an undisclosed price, which was paid in all cash. According to our Levin Pro LTC... Read More »
Cain Brothers Closes Bond Financing for Carmel Manor

Cain Brothers Closes Bond Financing for Carmel Manor

Working on behalf of Carmel Manor, Inc. and its sponsor, The Carmelite System, Inc., Cain Brothers successfully closed $17.14 million of healthcare facilities revenue refunding bonds through Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. The proceeds from the tax-exempt, public, fixed-rate bonds were used to refinance an existing bank loan and pay certain costs of issuance. Also as part of the refinancing, an outstanding fixed-pay interest rate swap that hedged the refunded bank loan was terminated and resulted in a $1.4 million positive termination payment to Carmel Manor, a Kentucky-based not-for-profit corporation that operates a senior care facility with 95 skilled nursing beds, 80... Read More »
Public REIT Divests Two Maryland SNFs

Public REIT Divests Two Maryland SNFs

A public REIT divested another two properties as part of a larger portfolio sale being run by Michael Segal and Ben Firestone of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. Last week, the REIT sold two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia, and the latest two properties were located in Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay. Totaling 285 licensed beds, one facility is located on the Eastern Shore in Cambridge, and the other is in Lexington Park near the Virginia border. They have three and four stars, respectively, and boast limited local competition and attractive Medicaid rates. Cash flow was also positive, albeit lower than pre-pandemic levels. An East Coast-based acquirer and operator... Read More »
60 Seconds With Steve Monroe: Sonida Senior Living, One Step Forward, But…

60 Seconds With Steve Monroe: Sonida Senior Living, One Step Forward, But…

In the November issue of The SeniorCare Investor, we raised the question of how long Sonida Senior Living could go with its cash burn rate. Well, the burn rate has decreased, which is good, but they are still not out of the woods.  In a case of one step forward, two steps back, weighted average occupancy increased year over year by 270 basis points and by 50 basis points sequentially to 83.7% in the third quarter. Slower than we would want to see, but decent.  The problem is that the same-community net operating margin declined by 140 basis points year over year and 100 basis points sequentially to 19.6%. And, RevPOR was up only 2.9% year over year to $3,682. That is not good enough.... Read More »
Ziegler Facilitates Minnesota Transaction

Ziegler Facilitates Minnesota Transaction

Nick Glaisner at Ziegler sold a senior living community just south of Minneapolis, Minnesota for an undisclosed price. Built in the late 2000s and originally conceived as a multifamily community, the Wisconsin-based family office seller converted it to senior living and opened with 105 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. All units were licensed for assisted living, and the rural community catered to a middle market population. It was 81% occupied at the time of marketing and operated at a decent margin in the mid-20s, which was improving throughout the sale process. That improvement helped portray future performance after some rent increases and operational... Read More »
Hillview Group Sells Florida SNF

Hillview Group Sells Florida SNF

Hillview Group has announced the sale of a Florida skilled nursing facility. After previously acquiring The Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford in 2019 from The Arba Group for a purchase price of $29.31 million, or $137,000 per bed, Hillview has now sold the asset for $43.16 million, or $200,900 per bed. Built in 1986, the skilled nursing facility comprises 214 beds and 65,000 square feet on two acres in Hialeah Gardens, Florida (Miami MSA). The buyers of the skilled nursing facility are Waterford Propco LLC, Waterford TIC 1 DM Member LLC and five other entities with similar names. Andrew Bronfield of Miami-based Venture Services, Bent Philipson of New York-based Philosophy Care... Read More »
VIUM Capital’s Productive October

VIUM Capital’s Productive October

VIUM Capital announced it has closed four transactions totaling more than $250 million to kick off an active fourth quarter. In Indiana, VIUM kicked off October by closing a $136.8 million acquisition loan for a skilled nursing portfolio comprising 1,470 beds across 17 facilities. The purpose of the bridge was to acquire the real estate associated with these facilities and immediately refinance as many of the loans as possible to HUD. Most of the buildings are stabilized with a strong credit tenant and manager in place, so they stand a good chance. VIUM closed another acquisition loan totaling $16.34 million for a 64-unit assisted living community in Michigan. There was an initial $4... Read More »
Blueprint handling the sale of four senior care communities

Blueprint handling the sale of four senior care communities

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented a public REIT in the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The sale is part of a larger portfolio with staggered closings. Totaling 333 licensed beds, the two facilities are located in the affluent suburbs of Buckhead and Marietta near two regional hospitals and other referral sources. Despite the labor challenges impacting the local market and the current state of the economy, the facilities maintained a steadily improving census and revenue coming out of the pandemic. As we have seen in the SNF market all year, Blueprint received a slew of competitive offers resulting in the selection of an East... Read More »
MedCore Partners Expands Houston-Area Senior Living Community

MedCore Partners Expands Houston-Area Senior Living Community

Active adult development activity continues at a steady pace. MedCore Partners announced the construction of the second phase of its senior living project in Cypress, Texas (Houston MSA), along with a new partner, ACRON USA. Opened in 2018 with the help of The National Realty Group, Phase I of Spring Cypress Senior Living includes 80 units of assisted living and memory care, but Phase II will include 138 new active adult and independent living units. The new units will consist of apartments, cottages and townhomes, plus a 12-unit expansion of the existing memory care portion. MedCore is partnering with Orcutt Winslow for architectural and engineering services, Faulkner Design Group for... Read More »
Lument Advises SNF Sale in Pennsylvania

Lument Advises SNF Sale in Pennsylvania

Lument Securities announced the sale of a Philadelphia-area nonprofit skilled nursing facility. Built in 1973 and renovated with a $3.5 million renovation in 2016, Saunders House comprises 180 beds and sits on 5 acres in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The nonprofit used the proceeds from the sale to fund a foundation that supports seniors housing and healthcare providers whose residents may lack financial resources. Laca Wong-Hammond and Dominic Porretta of Lument Securities handled the transaction. Read More »