New Nursing Home Commission
Watch out. When the government creates a new commission on quality in nursing facilities, it can only mean higher costs, but without increased reimbursement. The members of the new Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes was named last week, and the provider side of the business was not very well represented, especially on the for-profit side. While Neil Pruitt, CEO of Georgia-based PruittHealth, was named to the commission, no other CEO of a for-profit company was named. The closest was the SVP of Clinical Operations & Innovations of Kentucky-based Signature Healthcare. Of the 25 members, 11 were from academic institutions, government... Read More »
Recent Senior Care Deals, Week Ending June 19, 2020
Transaction volume may be light these days, but deals are still getting done. Check out our recent senior care M&A deals! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Tryko PartnersHopkins Manor$14.5 million Tryko PartnersHarlee Manor/Springfield CommonsN/A Elevation Financial GroupKennington Pointe$26.5 million Cadence Living/Dylan InvestmentsTanner... Read More »
Ventas Slashes Dividend
In an expected development, Ventas slashed its dividend today. What was unexpected was the size of the cut. The July dividend was reduced from the previous per-share amount of $0.7925 to $0.45 per share, a drop of 43%. This will be saving Ventas $130 million of cash each quarter, or $520 million a year if they keep it at this lower level. Management stated a few months ago that if they lowered the second quarter dividend they would revisit it as operations improved. Don’t expect a large increase any time soon. Management indicated that its Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP) was showing positive momentum with move-ins and leads improving, but that... Read More »
Ignite Medical Resorts Takes Over Oklahoma SNF
Ignite Medical Resorts formally took over operations of a short-term rehab/skilled nursing facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Owned by Sabra Health Care REIT since 2014, this facility was previously operated by Vision Health, which chose to exit the industry along with its two other Oklahoma locations in Norman and Oklahoma City (also taken over by Ignite). Originally built in 1989, it was significantly renovated to become one of the more high-end, transitional care facilities in the market. All of the rooms are private and fitted with ensuite bathrooms, HDTVs and recliners. Amenities are also plentiful and range from full-service restaurant dining to a coffee shop to an on-site... Read More »
Tryko Partners Buys Two SNFs
With more than 4,500 skilled nursing and assisted living beds under management, plus another 2,000 independent living units, Tryko Partners, and its operating affiliate Marquis Health Services, is certainly becoming a senior care powerhouse in the northeast and mid-Atlantic areas. And they keep on adding to their portfolio, even during the pandemic. Most recently, they purchased a 173-bed facility on six acres in Springfield, Pennsylvania called Harlee Manor and Springfield Commons. The campus is located 12 miles west of downtown Philadelphia, and joins three other Tryko-owned facilities in the greater Philadelphia market. There are 100 skilled beds and... Read More »
Seniors Housing Occupancy Slides Further, But Slower
Well, it shouldn’t have surprised anyone, but occupancy levels for stabilized independent living and assisted living continued their drop in the month of May, according to NIC MAP. Across the country’s 31 largest metropolitan areas, assisted living properties first fell by 170 basis points from 87.8% in March (the first full month of the COVID-19 pandemic) to 86.1% in April. The sector occupancy fell by a lesser degree in May, by 90 basis points to 85.2%. So, in total, that is a 360-basis point drop for assisted living since the pandemic began. The independent living sector has so far fared better than assisted living, but it also has the benefit of being in a stronger position going... Read More »
“Benevolent Incarceration” in Assisted Living
Some assisted living residents are getting restless. Why should they be any different from the rest of us? The Wall Street Journal recently published an opinion piece by a 94-year old resident of an assisted living community in New Jersey, where he wrote that he had mixed feelings about his “benevolent incarceration” during this pandemic. While he understands that the current restrictions are to keep him and the other residents safe, he raises some valid questions. At his community, no residents have tested positive for COVID-19, while three staff members have already recovered from it. Yet, the residents still can’t eat in the dining room, all meals are delivered to the apartments where... Read More »
National Health Investors: What Pandemic?
It seems that National Health Investors is doing just fine during this pandemic, as are its operators, apparently. The Tennessee-based REIT reported that it has collected 99.7% of its contractual rent in April, 100% in May, and so far, 99.4% in June. That should make shareholders feel pretty good right now. On the occupancy front, excluding communities that have been open less than 24 months, it was not quite as rosy but nothing they can’t handle. For 41 same-community properties operated by Bickford Senior Living, occupancy has dropped 240 basis points, from 86.6% in March to 84.2% in May. The first quarter averaged 87.3%. Senior Living... Read More »
Cadence Living and Dylan Investments Acquire Oregon Community
The M&A market is trudging along, and we suppose that is all we can hope for given the new risks facing the senior care industry and new hurdles for closing deals today. Scottsdale, Arizona-based owner and operator Cadence Living joint ventured with Dylan Investments, a boutique real estate investment firm based in Los Angeles, to acquire an assisted living/memory care community in an affluent suburb of Portland, Oregon. All parties involved had help on the deal, with Orix Securites representing the seller and Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors advising the buyers. Built in 1998 and having undergone a memory care conversion in 2016, the... Read More »
Greystone Secures HUD Refinance for Three Centers Health Care SNFs
Greystone got back in the game with a HUD refinance for three skilled nursing facilities in upstate New York. Fred Levine originated the transactions on behalf of the borrower, Bronx, New York-based Centers Health Care. The facilities include Ontario Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Canandaigua, Steuben Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bath, and Corning Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Corning, all between Rochester and Elmira. They total 323 beds. Centers acquired the Bath facility from Steuben County in 2014 for $11 million, or $104,800 per bed, but it was built in 2008 for a total cost of $19.5 million. Centers Health Care also took over the 45-year... Read More »Schedule a demo
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