• National Real Estate Investment Group Acquires 24-Property Portfolio

    Ikaria Capital Group announced the successful funding of a $270 million term loan and $30 million preferred equity investment for a national private healthcare real estate investment group to support the acquisition of a 24-property skilled nursing and seniors housing portfolio located in the Pacific Northwest. First Citizens Bank led the bank... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Sells Idaho Portfolio

    A trio of small, well-performing assisted living communities in rural Idaho sold with the help of Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group. The pair represented a mom & pop who were looking to retire after nearly 25 years of operating. Terri and Carl Pendleton built the first 16-unit assisted living community in Gooding, Idaho, and added... Read More »
  • JV Buyer Acquires Two Communities From Separate Sellers

    Helios Healthcare Advisors structured the sale and arranged joint venture equity for the acquisition of two assisted living/memory care communities in Alabama on behalf of separate sellers. Helios was initially engaged by the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast to identify a buyer that would preserve the legacy of Murray House Assisted... Read More »
  • Detroit Redevelopment Sees Senior Apartment Conversion

    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided $43.6 million in construction loans and arranged $7.6 million in permanent loans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Lee Plaza in Detroit, Michigan. The 15-story, Art Deco historical landmark will be converted to affordable senior apartments. The building will include a total of... Read More »
  • Montana Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

    Ziegler announced the closing of Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill’s $50.88 million Series 2025ABC bonds through the City of Kalispell, Montana. The Montana not-for-profit operates a senior care community in Kalispell, Montana, that is located on a 13-acre campus with 171 independent and assisted living units as well as 155 licensed skilled nursing... Read More »
Brookdale, Genesis Report Tough Quarters

Brookdale, Genesis Report Tough Quarters

Brookdale Senior Living and Genesis HealthCare, the two largest providers, were not spared from COVID’s devastation in the second quarter. The two largest providers in their respective sectors, Brookdale Senior Living in seniors housing and Genesis HealthCare in skilled nursing, did not escape COVID’s wrath. No one expected they would. Fortunately for Brookdale, they have negotiated most of their underwater leases, so that will lessen the economic pain. But consolidated occupancy fell 440 basis points from the first quarter to the second. As of July 31, occupancy was at 76.6%, 120 basis points below the June 30 level. And COVID is spreading in two of its largest states, Florida and... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Michigan Senior Care Campus

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Michigan Senior Care Campus

Ryan Saul, Joe Young and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage successfully sold a senior care campus in Jackson, Michigan. Originally built in 2010, the property comprises 90 total units, split between 50 private skilled nursing beds and 40 assisted living units. Historically, it operated well with occupancy consistently around 95%. Census was impacted during the Michigan stay at home mandate, but it quickly recovered above 90% again. The campus also boasted a quality mix above 50%, making it an attractive acquisition prospect, we are sure.   The seller was Trilogy Health Services, which owns and operates communities across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. With an... Read More »
Diversified Healthcare Trust Divests Two Managed Communities

Diversified Healthcare Trust Divests Two Managed Communities

Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) divested a couple of its SHOP assets, both located in Mississippi and operated by Five Star Senior Living under the Hermitage Gardens name. Built around 2000 and renovated in 2005, the properties include a 57-unit assisted living community in Oxford and a 59-unit AL community in Southaven.   DHC acquired them in 2006 for a combined $12.4 million, or $112,700 per unit, and at a 7.5% cap rate. The current purchase price is not known, but in DHC’s second quarter earnings report, the company mentioned selling two managed senior living properties and two MOBs subsequent to the quarter for a combined $5.197 million. An undisclosed private equity firm was the... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Finances Colorado SNF Portfolio

Walker & Dunlop Finances Colorado SNF Portfolio

A California-based owner/operator just refinanced three of its Colorado skilled nursing facilities with the help of Walker & Dunlop. Kevin Giusti led the origination team on the $16.41 million HUD loan, which took out existing third-party debt on the properties and recouped partner debt to fund capital improvements at each location.  This portfolio was spread out across the state, with two locations in western Colorado and one in the east. Built in 1964, the Rocky Ford facility features 99 beds in 29 units and is the only VA-contracted facility within 80 miles. The Paonia facility has 56 beds in 28 units and also offers memory care services. It was built in 1984 and is the... Read More »
For Ventas, Welltower, Second Quarter Could Have Been Worse

For Ventas, Welltower, Second Quarter Could Have Been Worse

Second quarter earnings reports are not done yet, but the majority of the companies and REITs have reported. We were obviously not expecting a good quarter, but given the trend lines from March through June, the results could have been worse. In fact, for many companies it appears as if the worst is behind them. Or maybe it is better said that the bad news is getting less so. Let’s just say, the fat lady has not completed her song yet.  Before we get into some of the specifics of the two largest REITs, which happen to have the largest seniors housing operating portfolios, we do have some observations from the companies reporting. First, it appears that labor costs have declined for... Read More »
The Ensign Group Hits Record, Raises Guidance

The Ensign Group Hits Record, Raises Guidance

We didn’t expect much positive news from the plethora of earnings announcements coming out these two weeks, but The Ensign Group defied expectations by achieving its highest adjusted earnings per share in its history of $0.78, an increase of 100% over the second quarter of 2019 and slightly above the previous record-setting Q1:20. The operator also raised its 2020 annual earnings guidance to $3.00-$3.10 per diluted share, up from the previous guidance of $2.50-$2.58. The news sent its share price soaring from $48.68 at close on August 5 to $57.99 on heavy volume on August 6 and even higher to $58.32 on August 7.  Ensign also announced that it has returned all of the PPP... Read More »
Long Bankruptcy Process Ends with CCRC Sale in Tampa

Long Bankruptcy Process Ends with CCRC Sale in Tampa

A years-long bankruptcy process for a large CCRC in Tampa, Florida has finally concluded with a new not-for-profit owner stepping in, BRP Senior Housing Management (an affiliate of Big Rock Partners) now operating it and Ziegler closing a nearly $70 million bond financing to fund the deal. Unfortunately, the property has a long and complicated history under its previous ownership. Complicated, to say the least.  Originally built in 1985 with 445 independent living units, 72 assisted living units and 240 skilled nursing beds, University Village was acquired in 2000 by Westport Holdings Tampa, LP for $64.1 million, or around $85,000 per unit/bed. In... Read More »
Two Texas SNFs Acquired

Two Texas SNFs Acquired

Senior Living Properties, through its affiliate SLP Operations LLC, acquired two skilled nursing facilities in Texas, bringing its total portfolio in the Lone Star State to 41 facilities. The acquisition included a 111-bed facility in West Orange (on the border with Louisiana) and a 107-bed facility in Texas City, about 40 miles southeast of Houston on Galveston Bay. Both facilities offer skilled nursing, physical therapy, post-acute care, long-term care, rehabilitation services, respite care and memory care.  Just last month, SLP Operations acquired two other Texas facilities In Mineola and Johnson City. Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the... Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending August 7, 2020

Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending August 7, 2020

Check out our recent senior care M&A acquisitions! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice The Ensign GroupTempe Post Acute & Desert Marigold Senior Living of Tempe N/A Tampa Life Plan Village, Inc.University VillageApprox. $51 million California-based owner/operatorRegency Place Senior LivingN/A Not disclosedEgida Hogar San Antonio... Read More »
Capital Senior Living Returns 18 Properties to Fannie Mae

Capital Senior Living Returns 18 Properties to Fannie Mae

It’s been quite a week of earnings announcements from the publicly traded senior care companies, with Healthpeak Properties, Welltower, CareTrust REIT, Sabra Health Care REIT, Omega Healthcare Investors, Five Star Senior Living, Diversified Healthcare Trust and The Ensign Group all reporting. Capital Senior Living Corporation also came out with its second quarter results, and surprised some by revealing it was turning 18 properties in forbearance with Fannie Mae back to the agency lender. We have never heard of a company basically handing the keys over to Fannie Mae for that many communities. It is safe to say we are in unchartered territory that does not fail to surprise us, to say the... Read More »
Blueprint Sells in Sacramento

Blueprint Sells in Sacramento

Humair Sabir and Jacob Gehl of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors worked on behalf of a private ownership group in its sale of a senior living community in Sacramento, California. Originally built in 1997, the community features a mix of 72 independent living, assisted living and memory care units in three integrated buildings. It also has the advantage of being in a desirable area of Sacramento.  The seller, Solstar Investments, bought the community from a local investor group in 2015 for $6.85 million, or $95,100 per unit, at a roughly 6.1% cap rate. At the time, occupancy had dropped to just 80% (not that bad these days), and the operating margin could have been improved... Read More »