• SLIB’s Active Start to May 

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage hit a rich vein of activity at the start of May, reporting several closings for seniors housing and skilled nursing assets. First, Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell, Vince Viverito and Jake Anderson facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Grants Pass, Oregon. Built in the 1960s, Oak Lane Retirement... Read More »
  • Final Asset Closes in SNF Portfolio Acquired by Ensign

    The Ensign Group acquired the real estate and operations of Marianwood Health and Rehabilitation, a 117-bed skilled nursing facility in Issaquah, Washington. The real estate was acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, and will be operated by an Ensign-affiliated tenant. The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Secures Financing for Two Standalone-Memory Care Communities

    BWE, together with Blueprint Capital Markets, closed two loans totaling $17.82 million to provide financing for the acquisition of two Class-A memory care communities: Windsong at Southridge ($10.42 million) and Windsong at Eola Hills ($7.4 million). Lundat Kassa of BWE handled the financing, having been brought onto the deal by the team at... Read More »
  • Montgomery Intermediary Group Announces M&A and Financing Activity

    Montgomery Intermediary Group continued its active 2025 with a financing and two recent M&A closings. First, Jeremy Warren worked on behalf of an owner/operator seeking to recapitalize a 210-unit assisted living community that was originally a purpose-built hotel. The goal was to generate cash for ownership and to finance cosmetic renovations... Read More »
  • Live Oak Closes Bridge-to-Sale Loan

    In April 2025, Live Oak Bank closed a $25 million bridge loan for a Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I, LP-held seniors housing community. The loan provides a bridge-to-sale and features a three-year initial term, 36 months of interest-only payments and $2.8 million in potential future earnout proceeds. Loan proceeds were used to return capital to... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: OHI Soars After Q1 Earnings 

60 Seconds with Swett: OHI Soars After Q1 Earnings 

Omega Healthcare Investors came out with its first quarter earnings on Monday May 2nd, and its share price soared throughout Tuesday, peaking at 28.89 per share (as of this filming), or up 14.8% from its previous close at $25.13. Granted, that is still not far off of its 52-week low of $24.81, but good news is good news.  First off, the company announced that it successfully sold 22 of its struggling Gulf Coast Health Care skilled nursing facilities, representing the majority of that portfolio for $318 million in cash. Gulf Coast had stopped paying contractual rent in the second quarter of 2021 as it was in the process of filing for chapter 11, so getting these facilities off its plate... Read More »
Another Mom & Pop Retires from SNF Business 

Another Mom & Pop Retires from SNF Business 

An older skilled nursing facility sold in Vincennes, Indiana, with multiple offers ultimately yielding an Indiana-based owner/operator as the buyer. Built in 1965, GentleCare of Vincennes features 60 licensed and 52 functional beds. It boasted one of the longest-running five-star ratings from CMS, and occupancy was around 80% with a 70% quality mix. Those kinds of numbers would intrigue many investors. The facility also operated at a decent 11% margin on nearly $3.95 million of revenues, based on 2020 figures.  However, its mom & pop owners were looking to retire, bringing on Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to sell the property. The Strategies, an Indiana-based provider... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Sells in the Southeast 

Montgomery Intermediary Group Sells in the Southeast 

Andrew Montgomery, Co-Founder and Vice President of Montgomery Intermediary Group, announced a couple of senior care sales in the Southeast. First, in Georgia, Mr. Montgomery represented the buyer of a 96-unit assisted living/memory care community that was previously owned by a mom & pop organization. Built in 2016, the community was 85% occupied when the LOI was signed. The buyer, made up of a new seniors housing management company based in Dallas, Empower Living, and its private equity capital partner, Aspire Ventures, also based in Dallas, acquired the community at a mid-7% cap rate based on 2021 figures. Both Mark Reisman (Empower Living) and Ramana Korada (Aspire Ventures) have... Read More »
Rood Investments Sells Washington State Portfolio 

Rood Investments Sells Washington State Portfolio 

Cushman & Wakefield served as exclusive advisor to Rood Investments, LLC to sell its three high quality seniors housing communities in Vancouver, Washington. Totaling 703 units, the portfolio spans the care continuum with active adult apartments, independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Rood Investments developed all three communities between 2001 and 2017, which are located in urban areas surrounded by plenty of amenities.  Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Jack Griffin represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and purchase price were not disclosed.  Read More »
SLIB Handles Two Peach State Purchases 

SLIB Handles Two Peach State Purchases 

Bradley Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a couple of deals in the Peach State involving four total properties. First was the sale of Oaks Senior Living Portfolio, which included two assisted living/memory care communities about 90 miles apart in Leesburg and Columbus. Built in 2019 and 2018, respectively, they total 154 units and are operating well with 91% combined occupancy. The owner, Oaks Senior Living, also operated the properties, and will continue to do so under new ownership.  The buyer was revealed to be a 1031 exchange called 1031 Crowdfunding LLC, which represents investors with 1031 exchange-qualified properties through Delaware... Read More »
Merrill Arranges Large Arizona Acquisition 

Merrill Arranges Large Arizona Acquisition 

Merrill Commercial Real Estate arranged the sale of a 301-unit seniors housing community in Phoenix, Arizona with a unique history. Originally built in 1986 as a hotel, the 300,000-square foot building had 168 guestrooms where every unit was a two-room suite. After a $20 million capital improvements/conversion project by an independent owner/operator, it now features 301 units of independent living and assisted living. It is billed as a “resort-style” community with two outdoor pools, tennis courts and other amenities. A development group motivated to increase their footprint in Arizona paid $45 million, or $149,500 per unit, at a 4.5% cap rate, for the community. Tyler Merrill led the... Read More »
LTC Properties Comes Out with Q1 Earnings

LTC Properties Comes Out with Q1 Earnings

LTC Properties’ first quarter earnings report was a mixed bag of news. The company is still dealing with some operator problems resulting in rent deferral and abatements, which affected its earnings. Rental income dropped year over year from $30.97 million in Q1:21 to $30.32 million in Q1:22, caused also by the transition of the Senior Care Centers and Abri Health Services portfolio. There was also the sale of a SNF in Washington and a lease incentive balance write-off related to a terminated lease that led to the drop in rental income.  However, offsetting the drop were new properties transitioned from Senior Lifestyle Corporation, rental income from completed development projects... Read More »
REITs: After Divesting Billions, They Are Back in Acquisition Mode

REITs: After Divesting Billions, They Are Back in Acquisition Mode

On April 28, 2022, Ben Swett, Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, spoke with three expert panelists on REITs, their strategies and their positive impact on the senior care market, post-pandemic. Those panelists included Mark Lamb, Chief Investment Officer of CareTrust REIT, Alex Florea, Head of Capital Markets at Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors and Kevin Pascoe, Chief Investment Officer of National Health Investors. They discussed a wide range of topics, including how to improve REITs’ relationships with their tenants, considerations for acquiring amid high valuations, and when to expect a return to “good” occupancy.  Mr. Swett kicked off the webinar by asking the panelists how... Read More »
Low-Cost Financing by Sims as Rates Rise

Low-Cost Financing by Sims as Rates Rise

As interest rates are rising, one lucky borrower was able to lock in a 2.25% interest rate for 35 years. And that loan won’t be funded until construction is completed on an expansion project. This sounds better than HUD financings of a year ago. HJ Sims announced the closing of a $32.2 million bank financing for a CCRC in Pontiac, Illinois called Evenglow Lodge. The loan proceeds will be used for the construction of 76 new assisted living units, the demolition of the existing assisting living building, as well as new common space and other space used by the health center. Phase one is the assisted living project, which broke ground in 2021. Phase two will consist of the construction of 24... Read More »
Senior Living Tower Going Up in Vancouver, Washington 

Senior Living Tower Going Up in Vancouver, Washington 

PMB, a leading healthcare real estate developer, joint ventured with The Springs Living to break ground on a new 12-story seniors housing community in Vancouver, Washington, to be fully open by the first half of 2024. The urban community is set in the Vancouver Waterfront master plan, which includes 32 acres of parks, residential units, office space, retail and hotels. The seniors housing community, called The Springs at The Waterfront will feature 250 units and 360,000 square feet of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Amenities will include a spa and wellness center, indoor pool, and multiple dining venues including a pub and full bar. The community commands views of the... Read More »

April 28, 2022 Webinar – REITs: After Divesting Billions, They Are Back in Acquisition Mode

Webinar Description: Over the years, the seniors housing and care REITs have played a key role in financing the growth of the senior care industry. But how has the pandemic changed the REITs’ relationship with its senior care assets? Some will leave (or have), some will double down, some will merge, and some new REITs will appear. But operating structures may also change, with new solutions emerging to replace the triple-net leases or management fee agreements. Join our panel of experts to hear the discussion. Panelists: Ben Swett, Editor, The SeniorCare Investor (Moderator)Mark Lamb, Chief Investment Officer, CareTrust REIT​​​​Alex Florea, Head of Capital Markets, Blueprint... Read More »