• CBRF Trades in Wisconsin

    A community-based residential facility in southern Wisconsin came under new ownership. The seller had acquired the facility a couple of years ago and brought it to stabilization. They also conducted renovations in 2025 on the physical plant, which was originally built in 2001. The ultimate buyer was a Midwest ownership group that was looking to... Read More »
  • Watch The SeniorCare Investor’s Q1 Investor Call

    The SeniorCare Investor convened a panel on April 23 to discuss key topics front and center for investors. Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, moderated the discussion. Blueprint sponsored the Q1 2026 Investor Call webinar, with Kyle Hallion, Senior Director at Blueprint, joining. Investment firm perspectives came from Natalie... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Joint Venture Acquires IL Community

    Blueprint closed the sale of Parkwood Retirement, a 147-unit independent living community in Bedford, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth MSA). Sitting adjacent to the Texas Health HEB hospital campus, Parkwood has demonstrated consistent and strong operating performance, with occupancy hovering around 95% for several years. There was still some meaningful... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Secures HUD Financing

    A senior care portfolio secured $64.96 million in HUD financing for the refinance of three properties in Pennsylvania. Greystone provided the financing, with the deal originated by Christopher Clare and additional team members including David Young, Ben Rubin, Ryan C. Harkins, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher assisting on the transaction. The... Read More »
  • National Health Investors’ CFO Retires

    National Health Investors’ John Spaid, Executive Vice President and CFO, will retire effective July 1, 2026. The company will appoint Todd Siefert as Executive Vice President Corporate Finance, effective June 1, 2026, and he will succeed Spaid as CFO. Also as part of the transition, Dana Hambly has been promoted to Senior Vice President of... Read More »
2025 Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Smashes Multiple Records

2025 Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Smashes Multiple Records

Seniors housing and care M&A activity in 2025 smashed the previous annual record of publicly disclosed transaction volume set in 2024, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. There were 871 publicly disclosed transactions in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 721 deals set in 2024 by 20.8%.   The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2025 rose to 285 deals, a new quarterly record. This total represents a 34.4% increase from the previous quarterly record of 212 deals set in Q3:25. It is also a 47.7% increase from Q4:24’s total of 193 transactions.   In addition, the $15.19... Read More »
National Bank Provides Acquisition Term Financing

National Bank Provides Acquisition Term Financing

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as sole lender on an acquisition term financing for Belmont Village Aliso Viejo, a trophy 156-unit assisted living/memory care community in Aliso Viejo, California. The community is owned by Harrison Street Asset Management and Belmont Village Senior Living. Belmont Senior Living operates the community, and developed it. It originally opened its doors in 2019. Aron Will and John Sweeny of CBRE handled the sale. Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged the four-year, floating-rate acquisition loan with a full term of interest only. Read More »
Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

Brookdale Senior Living completed a series of financing transactions totaling approximately $600 million that refinanced all of its remaining 2026 mortgage debt and maturities, around $350 million, and a portion of 2027 mortgage debt maturities, approximately $200 million. The company also secured more fixed-rate debt, helping to cut rate risk. Even with some variable-rate debt, the overall blended rate has not changed much, with yearly interest expense staying roughly the same. This is beneficial for balance sheet stability, even if it didn’t actually reduce total debt or annual net interest expense, and some refinancing risk just got pushed to 2027. A smart move for near-term... Read More »

Ikaria Announces $1 Billion in Q4 Volume

Ikaria Capital Group closed out a successful 2025, announcing several significant transactions in the fourth quarter that exceeded $1 billion in volume. The activity comprises financings in the seniors housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health sectors across multiple states and borrowers.  The largest deal was a $595.5 million senior secured credit facility structured on behalf of a private owner of 18 SNFs with 1,794 total beds in West Virginia. The facility included $491.5 million in bank financing led by Ally Corporate Finance’s Healthcare Capital team and $104 million in subordinate debt provided by CareTrust REIT, an existing institutional capital partner of Ikaria’s. It... Read More »

PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several large hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting at 60%. However, after the state increased Medicaid funding, effective July 1, 2024, the facility saw its rate go from $233.03 to $250.78 per resident day. That increase plus sustained occupancy growth significantly strengthened the facility’s financial performance in the last 18 months. Looking at the financials for the facility in the first... Read More »

Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds, and there was a roughly 50% Medicaid census. The asset was struggling financially, and the previous owner had not made debt payments for months. It was purchased via a HUD assumption by an experienced operator who had already taken over management and begun an operational turnaround.  Read More »

The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by a partnership including Pacific Northwest senior care veterans Jim Clay, Paul Redhead and the late Gene Hand. Nightingale Living, managed the community, which had recently received a new roof, new siding and a cosmetic refresh. There were a handful of interested parties, but a regional owner/operator, Ohana Ventures, emerged as the strongest... Read More »

Legacy Owner/Operator Retires with Sale

Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate rang in the new year with the sale of a couple assets in Enid, Oklahoma, collectively referred to as the Greenbriar Portfolio. The legacy owner/operator-seller built two of the buildings, and converted the third to seniors housing after purchasing it in the 1990s. The skilled nursing facility comprised 150 beds, the assisted living community featured 60 units, and the independent living community had 61. The physical plants were very well-maintained. Second-generation leadership was ready to retire, prompting the divestment of the assets that had never previously been sold. The process was competitive, with a regional group ultimately selected... Read More »

Ziegler Closes Two Separate Financings

Ziegler announced the closing of two separate financings. First, Ziegler closed the Series 2025 bond anticipation notes for the benefit of The Sanctuary at Village On The Isle LLC. The Florida not-for-profit borrower was formed in 2025 to develop, own and operate a seniors housing community to be located on approximately 50 acres in unincorporated Sarasota County, Florida. The sole member of the borrower is Southwest Florida Retirement Center, Inc., doing business as Village On The Isle.  VOTI owns and operates a CCRC in Venice, Florida, which opened in 1982 and currently consists of 234 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 16 memory care units and 64 licensed skilled... Read More »

Healthpeak Properties Jumps Back into Seniors Housing

Ever since Healthpeak Properties essentially exited the seniors housing market in 2021, we had wondered when they would come back. We even thought they could have jumped back in just a year later when rumors were circulating that Brookdale Senior Living was in talks about a potential sale.  The M&A opportunity in seniors housing, and the fact that its REIT peer group have been accelerating their acquisition efforts in the last year, must have been too good to pass up, as Healthpeak is now forming Janus Living, a REIT that will own, acquire and develop seniors housing properties under a RIDEA structure. An IPO is planned in the first half of 2026, after which Healthpeak intends to... Read More »

Blueprint Handles Washington State Bankruptcy Deal

Fresh off a phenomenal 2025 (we’ll see where they ended up in the Broker Rankings next month), Blueprint announced a few end-of-year closings this week. First, Michael Segal, Dan Mahoney, Amy Sitzman and Daniel Waldhorn ran a bankruptcy sale for the real estate of three skilled nursing facilities in Washington State. They were engaged by the debtor and approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Eastern New York District to manage the marketing and sale process. Dubbed the Supersonic Portfolio, the facilities are in King and Pierce Counties and licensed for 355 total beds. They included Renton Health & Rehabilitation in Renton, Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Renton, and... Read More »