• 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 »
Drinking the Kool-Aid in Washington (State), Again

Drinking the Kool-Aid in Washington (State), Again

The people of the state of Washington are getting closer to having to make a decision about a new payroll tax to fund a “long-term” care benefit, that is anything but long term. The 58-cent tax withholding for every $100 of salary and bonus may not seem like much, but the benefit is not much either.  This reminds us (sort of) of the Class Act that was part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, except there does not appear to be any funding deception in this new legislation coming from the West Coast. The Class Act, you may remember, was canceled after even those members of Congress who voted for it realized it was a financial sham. The premiums for those first five years were actually... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Dayton Senior Care Facility

Evans Senior Investments Sells Dayton Senior Care Facility

A newly renovated senior care facility in Dayton, Ohio that was struggling with census issues sold to a Midwest-based owner/operator with the help of the team at Evans Senior Investments. Featuring 60 skilled nursing beds and 30 assisted living units, the facility was previously owned by an independent owner/operator looking to exit the long-term care industry. It was originally built in 1988 but received a $1.3 million renovation from 2019 to 2020.   The updated physical plant and number of private rooms certainly helped its attractiveness, but the facility was averaging just 37% occupancy at the SNF and 45% in the assisted living portion. Plus, the previous owner had not licensed the SNF... Read More »
Ziegler & M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska IL Community

Ziegler & M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska IL Community

Ziegler and M&T Realty partnered to refinance an independent living community in Kearney, Nebraska, that is owned by Omaha-based Essex Communities. Built in 1992, the community has 34 units and was 100% occupied at closing. Essex bought it in 2018 and immediately commenced substantial renovations, which were completed in 2019.   To reimburse its capital expenditure investments, extract equity and take out debt from a local lender that the company used to acquire the community, Essex relied on Ziegler to arrange a $4.37 million loan from Fannie Mae. The 10-year loan came with a fixed interest rate and two years of interest only, followed by a 30-year amortization period. It was... Read More »
Blueprint Announces First MOB Deal

Blueprint Announces First MOB Deal

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors is breaking into the realm of medical office building acquisitions after proving itself as an active dealmaker in seniors housing brokerage. Late last year, Blueprint hired Eric Lee and Chris Lashmet, two veterans in the MOB and REIT space, to build out the practice, which is starting to bear fruit.  Blueprint represented the seller, MDG Real Estate Global, in the deal. Seavest Healthcare Properties, backed by its parent company Seavest Investment Group, was selected as the buyer after a competitive marketing process where several MOB players submitted competitive bids.  Built in 2013, the targeted building features eight stories and 72,000... Read More »
Greystone Announces New Deputy Chief Credit Officer

Greystone Announces New Deputy Chief Credit Officer

Greystone announced it has hired Sampada D’silva as its new Deputy Chief Credit Officer. Based in Chicago, Ms. D’Silva will help Greystone fulfill the increasing demand for its industry-leading loan services in healthcare, including skilled nursing and assisted living assets. We suppose that is a good sign that lenders are back in business, in earnest.  Ms. D’silva has over two decades of experience in healthcare and senior care investment and lending. She previously worked for Cambridge Realty Capital Companies as a Senior Managing Director, with experience in planning and finalizing a number of financing options, including HUD and conventional loans.  Ms. D’silva... Read More »
Brookdale vs Capital Senior Living

Brookdale vs Capital Senior Living

Not that there is a competition, but since the end of 2020, Capital Senior Living has outperformed Brookdale Senior Living with a price gain of 345% compared with 93% for Brookdale. It helped that Capital Senior was starting from a very low point. But for both companies that is pretty good, and both beat the overall market.   They have both benefitted from the vaccine impact, with increases in leads, tours, move-ins and census. For each of the last three months, Brookdale has posted a 50-basis point increase in month-end occupancy, which is great, but will it be enough?  Investors think they are on the right track, and have pushed the share price up by more than 25% in the... Read More »
Livingston Street Capital Acquires Another Active Adult Community

Livingston Street Capital Acquires Another Active Adult Community

Livingston Street Capital is continuing its expansion in the active adult space with another community acquisition that brings its unit tally close to 1,000. The deal also marks Livingston’s entry in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Newmark handled the transaction.   Originally built in 2002 with a significant renovation in 2018, the community has 180 total units. It is located in Lewisville, which is between Dallas and Fort Worth in Denton County. The community features a resort-style pool, heated spa, poolside lounge, resident clubhouse, game room and a fitness center. Occupancy was 93%.   This transaction follows three deals in 2020, when Livingston picked up three independent... Read More »
Institutional Property Advisors Sells Iowa SNF Portfolio

Institutional Property Advisors Sells Iowa SNF Portfolio

In a strategic move to build its presence in the Midwest, Beacon Health Management acquired 10 skilled nursing facilities in Iowa last month. Ryan Fleming of Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller in this $24.2 million, or $42,600 per bed, transaction. Todd Lindblom was the broker of record.  The targeted properties within the Pearl Valley Rehab & Healthcare portfolio include 568 beds and currently generate total revenue of $35 million and EBITDA of $3.5 million. That results in a 14.5% cap rate on the deal.  Occupancy across the portfolio fluctuated around 75 to 80% during the sale process. Some COVID cases towards the end of the transaction resulted in a delay in... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Massive Bond Financing For Sonoma County Construction Project

Ziegler Closes Massive Bond Financing For Sonoma County Construction Project

Ziegler brought out the big guns for a nearly $300 million bond financing closed for Ensō Village, a to-be-built CCRC in Healdsburg, California. The Kendal Corporation, a national not-for-profit provider of senior living services, is spearheading the project, which will be a Zen-inspired community set on 16 acres in the heart of Sonoma wine country.   Kendal has planned for 221 independent living, 30 assisted living and 24 memory support units. Of the 221 IL units, 20 are low-income rental apartments for retired Buddhist teachers, and 10 are moderate-income apartments, which will all be mixed among the market-rate units on campus. Common areas and amenities will include a central lobby,... Read More »
BMO Harris Bank Finances New Jersey Development

BMO Harris Bank Finances New Jersey Development

BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group announced that it led and closed a $73.4 million construction financing for a joint venture between LCS and an institutional partner to develop a 220-unit senior living community in Florham Park, New Jersey. People’s United Bank was also a $30 million participant in the deal.  Set to open in March 2023, the community will feature 128 independent living units (53 one-bedroom and 75 two-bedroom options), 58 assisted living units (10 studio, 40 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom options) and 34 memory care units (32 private and two semi-private units).  Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Debt For Invesque Illinois Sale

Ziegler Arranges Debt For Invesque Illinois Sale

Ziegler served as capital structuring advisor in the $48.95 million debt placement to support the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities and one supportive living facility in the Lincoln Park and South Shore neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. Symphony Care Network is the buyer, after having already operated the communities for some time on behalf of the landlord, Invesque. There are 475 licensed skilled nursing beds and 118 supportive living beds.   The deal is part of Invesque’s plan to streamline its relationship with Symphony. These three facilities sold for approximately $55.5 million, or $93,600 per bed, providing about $10.5 million of net cash proceeds... Read More »