Average SNF And Seniors Housing Prices Hit Four-Year Low
The headwinds facing skilled nursing and assisted living have finally had their impact on acquisition values. We are obviously not in good times right now, but it is also not as bad as it sometimes appears. The mood is cautious for most, but hopeful for many, as occupancy and labor continue to be the problem issues facing the entire industry. What I don’t like, however, is when news reports come out saying that 50% of SNFs nationally lose money. What they fail to say is that this is after depreciation, amortization, interest and lease expense. Before these costs, the vast majority of nursing facilities are still making money, just not as much as in the past. It looks like 2018 was finally... Read More »
Genesis HealthCare Buys and Divests
As it continues to improve its capital structure and rationalize its lease exposure, Genesis HealthCare has joint ventured with Next Healthcare Capital to buy 15 skilled nursing facilities with 2,147 total beds previously leased from Welltower located in Pennsylvania (6), New Jersey (4), Connecticut (3), West Virginia and Massachusetts. Genesis will own a 46% stake in the venture, and lease the properties, at presumably a lower rate than with Welltower, and there will be no escalators for the first five years. Welltower’s lease had 2% annual escalators. Next Healthcare appears to be willing to wait for that extra return, since Genesis has a purchase option beginning in 2026 to buy out the... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Shows Its Strength
Starting his year off strong, Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold an Assisted Living Program (ALP) community in western New York for $3.0 million, or $125,000 per unit, at a 10.2% cap rate. Introduced in the state around 30 years ago, the ALP program essentially provides a higher level of care (close to skilled nursing) in an assisted living setting for Medicaid residents. It’s proven to be a win for the state, which can reimburse nearly skilled nursing level care at a lower rate, and for the providers, which can take in Medicaid residents at a significantly higher rate. Even with the higher care and staffing costs, those all-Medicaid facilities can often boast 30%... Read More »
Giannini Gets It Done in Wisconsin
Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap sold a senior care campus in Wisconsin for $14 million, or about $80,500 per bed. Located on the Illinois border in Beloit, the property features 120 skilled nursing and 54 assisted living beds. The SNF was well occupied but with a high Medicaid census, while the assisted living was all private pay. It benefits from a good local reputation and its proximity to retail shopping areas. The new owner was not disclosed. Read More »Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending February 1, 2019
Check out our recent senior care M&A deals! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets10 care homesN/A Athena Care HomesAvocet CourtN/A Private investor2 NM skilled nursing facilitiesN/A Not disclosedPremier Rehab Skilled Nursing and Pioneer Court AL$14... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Exits Two Non-Core New Mexico Assets
Blueprint’s next skilled nursing transaction came from out West, in New Mexico, and featured two facilities formerly owned by the largest not-for-profit senior care provider in the country, Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which merged with another Sioux Falls-based healthcare company, Sanford Health, in June 2018 to create a $6 billion entity. Considered to be non-core by the nonprofit, the rural facilities totaled 150 skilled nursing beds and 25 independent/assisted living units but were located on opposite sides of the state in Aztec and Lovington. They were well maintained, with one facility recently undergoing a major renovation. Amy Sitzman... Read More »
Dekel Capital Funds Latest California Construction Project
Who says construction is slowing down? It may very well be, but we keep seeing an active market for construction loans. Dekel Capital arranged one of those totaling $38.7 million for a to-be-built assisted living/memory care community in Glendale, California. East West Bank originated the four-year loan, which came with 36 months of interest-only payments, at 65% loan-to-cost for the developer, Willis Development. Dekel, through its proprietary equity fund Dekel Strategic Investors, also provided $20.7 million in JV equity for the development. Read More »
Recently Rebranded Senior Living Community Refinances
Having just undergone a renovation and a rebranding, an assisted living/memory care community in Dallas, Texas obtained a first mortgage loan, courtesy of MidCap Financial. The borrower for the $6.25 million floating-rate loan was a joint venture between private equity firm Artemis Real Estate Partners and Fort Worth-based operator Civitas Senior Living. Read More »
Capital Funding Refinances Baltimore Skilled Nursing Facility
Over four years after acquiring a 105-bed skilled nursing facility in Baltimore, Maryland, its owner decided to refinance with the help of Tim Eberhardt and Erik Howard of Capital Funding. Part of a three-property portfolio, this facility was built in 1976 and enjoyed consistently strong operating results. The owner had built up equity at the property, and through the refinance was able to deleverage the other two assets in the portfolio, including the repayment of “non-project” debt. The Capital Funding team also converted a short-term, non-agency loan into permanent, fixed-rate HUD financing that totaled $12.3 million. Read More »
Cain Brothers Closes Bonds For Affordable Assisted Living Acquisition
An affordable assisted living community is going up in Mishawaka, Indiana, thanks in large part to a tax-exempt bond issue managed by Cain Brothers. Developed at a cost of approximately $28 million, or $205,900 per unit, the community will feature 55 studios and 81 one-bedroom units for residents whose household income does not exceed 60% of the area median income. The going Medicaid waiver rates range from $2,881 for a studio to $3,378 for a one-bedroom unit through Indiana’s Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waiver Program. In addition to the $18.5 million bond issuance at a fixed rate of 5.75%, the project received $9.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity from NDC,... Read More »Schedule a demo
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