• Did Blackstone Sell Too Soon?

    According to recent media reports, real estate investor The Blackstone Group has sold and is in the process of selling about $1.8 billion in seniors housing assets. It wants to completely exit the seniors housing business which they claim has been a disaster for them. One report stated that they have lost upwards of $600 million across the... Read More »
  • Brookdale Continues Winning Streak

    The big question is, why did this not happen earlier? We are talking about Brookdale Senior Living’s occupancy recovery, and why the previous leadership seemed unable to move the needle, but as soon as they were gone, everything has been on an upward trend. Hmmmmm.  Things are not perfect at Brookdale, but they never were. However,... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Adjusts Its SHOP Portfolio

    National Health Investors, Inc. announced some adjustments to its SHOP portfolio, raising its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter due to the contribution of recently transitioned and newly acquired SHOP properties, along with continued strength in its investment pipeline. The REIT also had an update on its lease agreement with... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields’ Three Separate SNF Transactions

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced three separate skilled nursing transactions that closed during the third quarter. Two previously announced acquisitions were in Missouri, and the recently announced purchase was in Oklahoma.  In July, the REIT completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with 686 beds in Missouri. The... Read More »
  • Receivership Estate Sells in Alabama

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint handled another successful sale on behalf of a lender and special servicer, this time involving a receivership estate in Mobile, Alabama. Knollwood Point, a 2001-vintage, 46-unit assisted living and memory care community, struggled in recent years as a result of challenged occupancy and volatile staffing.... Read More »
Autumn Lake Healthcare Acquires Maryland SNFs

Autumn Lake Healthcare Acquires Maryland SNFs

First Citizens Bank’s Healthcare Finance business provided $338 million in financing to affiliates of Autumn Lake Healthcare for the acquisition of 12 Maryland skilled nursing facilities with over 1,500 beds. Based in Howell, New Jersey, Autumn Lake Healthcare’s portfolio includes 66 skilled nursing facilities totaling more than 8,200 beds in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Wisconsin and West Virginia.  The Maryland Commission released a notice detailing the transfer of the real property and bed rights of the following 12 facilities:  LG-OHI Frederick LLC, d/b/a Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek LG-OHI Clinton, LLC d/b/a Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bradford Oaks... Read More »
Central Florida Portfolio Secures Financing

Central Florida Portfolio Secures Financing

Grace Hill Capital, a seniors housing capital advisory firm founded by Adam Shealy, closed a refinance and recapitalization of a four-community independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio in Central Florida. The portfolio comprises five buildings totaling 257 units, operated by a regional provider with a proven record of performance and resident care.  The new five-year, fixed-rate loan totaled $29.84 million. It came with an interest rate of 6.25%, 12 months of interest-only payments and a 70% loan-to-value ratio, providing proceeds to buy out existing limited partners, reduce the cost of capital, and enhance ownership’s long-term flexibility. Grace Hill Capital... Read More »
CCRC Enters Phase Three of Master Plan

CCRC Enters Phase Three of Master Plan

Ziegler announced the successful closing of Friendship Village of Tempe’s $107.525 million Series 2025AB bonds through the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Tempe, Arizona. Tempe Life Care Village, Inc. owns and operates a CCRC known as Friendship Village of Tempe (FVT) in Tempe, Arizona. FVT consists of a 536-unit retirement center, a 128-bed skilled nursing center, a 67-unit assisted living building, 24 memory care beds and a 14-bed hospice unit in the Health Center that is leased to a hospice provider. The bonds will be used to fund Phase Three of the corporation’s campus master plan.  Phase Three is a new five-story building known as the Ironwood building, with 69... Read More »
Bullish Move by Welltower

Bullish Move by Welltower

Welltower has been a growth and M&A machine under the leadership of Shankh Mitra. As of October 27, the REIT has closed or has under contract close to $14 billion of pro rata gross investments across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom this year. These include more than 700 seniors housing properties with more than 46,000 units. Not too shabby. We have covered some of these transactions in other stories, but what really caught our eye was the announcement that Mitra and four other key executives are going to put their future compensation where their strategy is, or something like that. They are “all-in” on increasing shareholder value, which is a good thing, as long as no corners... Read More »
Welltower Shatters Single-Day Dollar Volume Record

Welltower Shatters Single-Day Dollar Volume Record

October was already on its way to setting records for M&A activity in the seniors housing and care industry before Welltower announced the most transaction dollar volume we have ever seen in a single day when it released its third quarter earnings. A couple of the largest portfolio acquisitions took place across the pond, but the REIT also announced that it was under contract or has closed an additional $4 billion of seniors housing acquisitions spanning nearly 40 transactions across over 150 communities and over 12,000 units in the United States. Starting with the biggest transaction, Welltower is acquiring a real estate portfolio of Barchester-operated communities in the United... Read More »
South Carolina Portfolio Trades

South Carolina Portfolio Trades

Newmark has hit a rich vein of activity, announcing several closings in the last few days. First, the team sold three communities across the Greenville, South Carolina, area on behalf of Atlas Senior Living. The communities were built between 2014 and 2016 and totaled 306 units, including 108 independent living, 144 assisted living and 54 memory care units. Average occupancy was strong, above 95%, and the portfolio sold for more than $100 million, or above $327,000 per unit. Atlas Senior Living will continue its good work and manage the portfolio going forward. According to LevinPro LTC, Atlas Senior Living acquired these communities in 2019 for $48.4 million, or $244,400 per unit, from... Read More »
Blueprint Closes in Kentucky and Colorado

Blueprint Closes in Kentucky and Colorado

Blueprint has been adding to our record-breaking October M&A haul, announcing a couple of closings in the last week. First, Kyle Hallion handled another sale in his home state of Kentucky, this time on behalf of a local family owner/operator with deep ties to this asset’s local market. The senior care facility features 64 skilled nursing beds and 29 assisted living units in Lebanon, Kentucky, and it was the family’s final facility in the state. The Villages of Lebanon, located approximately 1.5 hours south of Louisville, benefited from favorable Medicaid reimbursement tailwinds. The facility realized strong per-diem rate increases following Kentucky’s July 1, 2024, rebasing, further... Read More »
Southern California Communities Get New Owner

Southern California Communities Get New Owner

Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two seniors housing communities in Southern California. The transaction included an 84-unit assisted living and memory care community in the San Diego suburbs and a 72-unit memory care community in the Los Angeles suburbs. These were older vintage properties with some Medicaid census but were very strong performers in the market, with an average occupancy rate of 90.5% on average. Managing Directors Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Ross Sanders and Dave Fasano of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the sale on behalf of a Southern California-based private owner.  Managing Directors Ed Williams and Steve Muth of Berkadia Seniors Housing... Read More »
Dwight Capital’s Q3 Senior Care Financings

Dwight Capital’s Q3 Senior Care Financings

Dwight Capital, its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust (DMT), and Dwight Healthcare Funding (DHF) provided a combined $284 million in seniors housing financings during the third quarter of 2025. The transactions included a mix of HUD, bridge, and revolving line of credit financings across 14 states. One of the featured transactions, originated by Adam Offman, was a $26 million HUD 232/223(f) refinance closed by Dwight Capital for Advanced Center for Nursing and Rehab, a 226-bed skilled nursing facility in New Haven, Connecticut. Proceeds will refinance existing debt and fund capital improvements. In another featured transaction originated by Offman, DMT provided a $24.5 million bridge... Read More »
Separate Sponsors Secure Funding

Separate Sponsors Secure Funding

MONTICELLOAM, LLC announced two separate financings in California and New York. First was a $19.75 million senior bridge financing for the acquisition of an assisted living and memory care community with 141 units in central California, near the Bay Area. The financing carries a 24-month initial term and was completed on behalf of a new client, an established real estate operator. The transaction was originated by MONTICELLOAM Senior Managing Director, Originations, Karina Davydov. In another transaction, MONTICELLOAM financed a $44 million senior bridge loan for a 197-bed assisted living community in the suburbs of New York City. The floating-rate loan, structured with an initial 12-month... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Two Financings for Not-For-Profits

Ziegler Closes Two Financings for Not-For-Profits

Ziegler closed a $72 million Series 2025 bond financing for the benefit of Air Force Enlisted Village, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization. The obligor was established in 1968 at the direction of the United States Air Force to house widows of enlisted veterans of the Air Force and currently, if space is available, retired enlisted Air Force couples, single Air Force retirees, enlisted retirees from other branches of the armed services and spouses of enlisted members who die or who were killed on active duty or active-duty members when tragedy or disaster strikes. In 1975, the organization purchased its first seniors housing community and within a few years, local leaders,... Read More »