White Oak Healthcare REIT Acquires Again
Earlier this week, we highlighted White Oak Healthcare REIT’s acquisition of four senior living properties in Arkansas (2), Florida and Pennsylvania, but the REIT’s recent run of activity doesn’t end there. White Oak also acquired two senior living communities in Loganville and Conyers, Georgia. Both considered to be value-add investments, the properties were built in the 1990s and total 156 independent living, 140 assisted living and 32 memory care units. They were operated by Senior Lifestyle and owned by an undisclosed private equity group, which hired Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL Capital Markets to market and sell the properties. White Oak’s joint venture partner on the deal,... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Funds Portopiccolo Purchase
The Portopiccolo Group picked up another two skilled nursing facilities, following its acquisition of a North Carolina SNF earlier this summer. The most recent targets included a 130-bed pediatric and geriatric rehab facility in Dunn Loring, Virginia (Washington, D.C. MSA), and a 74-bed skilled nursing facility in Silver Spring, Maryland (also D.C. MSA). Accordius Health, an operating platform of Portopiccolo, will take over management of the facilities. To fund the acquisition, Portopiccolo obtained several tranches of financing, arranged, agented and participated by Capital Funding Group (CFG). Tim Eberhardt originated the transaction, which includes a $30.6 million senior loan, a $3.8... Read More »
Blueprint Finds Tenant for Toledo SNF
The team at Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors showed their expertise in finding a new tenant for a 150-bed skilled nursing facility near Toledo, Ohio. Working on behalf of the landlord, a New York-based investment management firm that focuses on long-term care, Gideon Orion, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly were able to execute a change of operator less than 60 days from LOI to transition date. The new creditworthy operator entered into a multi-year, triple-net lease with plans to execute on a purchase option by 2021. In the process, the facility was also able to raise its Medicaid per-patient-day rate by about $23. That should make the transition even smoother. Read More »
Confluent Opens Five Communities Across the Country
The general consensus (with several dissenters) is that senior living construction has (finally) slowed down, after a long period of overdevelopment in many markets. Considering the downstream effects of this, from a tighter, more expensive labor market to lower occupancy, the slowdown is a good thing, especially since most of those elusive baby boomers won’t be moving into senior living any time soon. However, not every market experienced the woes of overdevelopment, and Confluent Senior Living announced that it has recently opened five senior living communities away from those biggest problem areas (were looking at you, Houston). Partnering with MorningStar Senior Living, Confluent... Read More »
The Labor Problem and Culture
As we approach Labor Day, we really need to work on solving the industry’s labor problems. I know it’s a bit of a cliché to talk about labor just before Labor Day, but what the Hell. To me, this is the most pressing issue for the entire seniors housing and care industry. Not only because labor represents well more than half of your costs, but because your employees are so critical in their interaction with your customers, both the residents and the family members. And to your success. But you know all this. Why is it that every time I walk into a hotel, from the bellhop to the desk clerk to the housekeeper walking down the hall, they all greet me with a smile and a hello? Are they... Read More »
Diversicare Healthcare Services Trending Dangerously Low
Shareholders of Diversicare Healthcare Services have been pummeled recently, with the share price down about 65% in the past 12 months, and down 40% since July 1. Not what shareholders want to see, especially with the markets as strong as they have been (with the frequent hiccups, of course). The company is the smallest of the publicly traded skilled nursing companies, with 72 SNFs and 8,214 beds in operation as of June 30 plus an additional 429 assisted living and personal care beds. But to report adjusted EBITDA of just $600,000 in the second quarter was, well, just too much, and the news sent the price diving. Year-over-year skilled nursing occupancy declined by 130 basis points to... Read More »
M&A Strong Throughout Healthcare Service Sectors
M&A may be booming in the senior care industry, but what about the other healthcare service sectors? In four just-published reports (which you can get here), we examined the Home Health Care & Hospice, Behavioral Health Care, Physician Medical Groups and Hospitals sectors. Two and a half years of deal comps are also in the back of each report. Private equity has driven much of the interest in these sectors, particularly the businesses with little government reimbursement, like dermatology, dental practices and ambulatory surgery centers. In fragmented sectors, like home health and behavioral health, many strategic buyers have also worked to build scale through a number of add-on... Read More »
White Oak Healthcare REIT Makes First Acquisition
Earlier this year, White Oak Healthcare Finance announced that it was forming a new REIT to invest up to $500 million in seniors housing and skilled nursing acquisitions. To do that, they hired a new team consisting of Jeff Erhardt, Paul Nevala, Mike Treiber and John Brussard, all of whom founded Capital Healthcare Investors, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTGE Investment Corp., a publicly traded hybrid REIT. Now, the REIT, appropriately named White Oak Healthcare REIT, is making its first acquisition, involving a four-property senior living portfolio. Located in Arkansas (2), Florida and Pennsylvania, the portfolio features a total of 104 independent living, 230 assisted living and 103... Read More »
SLIB Announces Two Assisted Living Sales in the Southeast
Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced two sales in the Southeast. First, Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing represented a local owner in their exit from the seniors housing market by selling their personal care home in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Built in 1999, the community has 38 units (all of which feature a private bathroom), with 11 dedicated to memory care. There is limited competition, and the community has historically been well occupied, currently at 95%. It also has a good local reputation. However, the operating margin could be improved significantly from 8% on approximately $1.45 million of revenues. The buyer, a regional owner/operator based in Mississippi, plans to... Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending August 23, 2019
Check out our recent senior care M&A transactions. Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Brookfield Asset ManagementAveo$860 million Avanath Capital ManagementVictoria Park at Edgewater$11.3 million Owner/operatorHW Senior Living Apartments$71... Read More »Schedule a demo
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