• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Republican Budget and Medicaid Cuts

    There will be significant political interest in what happens to Medicaid funding as Republicans work to pass a budget and tax bill with their very slim majority. Touching entitlements remains politically risky, and the party is divided on whether any Medicaid cuts would be acceptable heading into an election cycle. At this stage, per-capita caps... Read More »
  • Sonida Senior Living Continues Upward Trend

    We are at the end of the first quarter 2025 earning roll call, and Sonida Senior Living posted another solid quarter. Weighted average occupancy for its same-community portfolio (56 communities) increased by 100 basis points year over year to 86.8%, which is at the top end of many of its competitors. In addition, same-community RevPOR increased... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Purchases Turnaround SNF

    Evans Senior Investments was engaged by a regional owner in a partnership with the University of Michigan Health-West Hospital to facilitate the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Wyoming, Michigan. Opened nearly 10 years ago, Healthbridge Post Acute comprises 65 beds and was experiencing operational challenges, including an annual net... Read More »
  • Family Owner Divests CCRC to Not-For-Profit

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors sold a family-owned/operated CCRC in Maumee, Ohio, to a not-for-profit organization. The community had been in the seller’s family for 75 years, but they are divesting to enter retirement. Established in 1949, Elizabeth Scott Community spans 51 acres and offers independent living, assisted living, memory care... Read More »
  • HUD-Backed Seniors Housing Community Opens on Long Island

    A HUD-financed seniors housing project has celebrated its grand opening in Bay Shore, New York. Netherbay at Bay Shore is a state-of-the-art assisted living/memory care community located at the historic Gulden family’s summer homestead on Long Island. It features 72 units and is operated by Meridian Senior Living. Greystone’s Lisa Fischman had... Read More »
NY Owner/Operator Expands in Tennessee

NY Owner/Operator Expands in Tennessee

Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Tennessee. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Giancarlo Riso handled the transaction, marketing the asset to a combination of national, regional and local buyers. Purpose-built in the late-1990s, the community is in an attractive submarket of eastern Memphis and features 77 assisted living and memory care units. It has a long history of stable occupancy and margin, however, it experienced notable performance declines stemming from the impact of the pandemic, like many other communities.  The selected bidder is a Buffalo, New York-based owner/operator seeking to expand its Southeastern geographic footprint. Blueprint worked... Read More »
Elder Care Partners Purchases in Missouri

Elder Care Partners Purchases in Missouri

An 81-bed RCF that was in receivership and struggling operationally sold in Sedalia, Missouri. Plains Commercial Real Estate was engaged by the court appointed receiver, Mike Flanagan, to market and sell the facility that sits about 90 minutes from Kansas City. Built in 1987, Stoney Ridge Village was approximately 56% occupied at the time of marketing.  It had been cash flow negative for a few years. The buyer was Northeast-based owner/operator Elder Care Partners, which has similar facilities in the state. The facility faced operational headwinds that accelerated the timeline to get to closing. Daniel Morris handled the transaction, which closed quickly in approximately seven weeks from... Read More »
Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Western Missouri SNF

Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Western Missouri SNF

Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of a skilled nursing facility in western Missouri. The seller was an independent owner/operator looking to exit the industry. Built in 1987, the facility comprises 199 beds across 4.4 acres. At the time of marketing, it faced several operational challenges, including a 2-star CMS rating, 54% occupancy and negative cash flows.  ESI ran a competitive marketing process, targeting a select group of qualified buyers. During the process, ESI navigated the Right of First Refusal held by the existing operator. By bringing in a new buyer, a regional owner/operator with an existing presence in the state, the asset was able to sell at a competitive... Read More »
NewPoint’s New Way Forward with CEO Nick Gesue

NewPoint’s New Way Forward with CEO Nick Gesue

NewPoint Real Estate Capital announced its strategic integration of the Alder View Capital (SVC) team into its platform. The move came on the heels of NewPoint’s appointment of AVC’s founder and CEO, Nick Gesue, as CEO of NewPoint itself. AVC’s Kevin Laidlaw and Cal Masterson will be joining Gesue at NewPoint, as well, adding to NewPoint’s deep bench of expertise. The combination will position NewPoint as a leading provider of borrower-centric capital solutions to the senior housing and care sector, in addition to the broader multifamily and residential housing sector. And the NewPoint platform provides AVC clients with access to a suite of lending options, including agency (Fannie Mae and... Read More »
Winterpast & Broadview Refinance in Georgia

Winterpast & Broadview Refinance in Georgia

CBRE arranged a refinancing of Vitality Living Frederica in Georgia on behalf of a joint venture between Winterpast Capital Partners and Broadview Real Estate Partners. Aron Will and Tim Root arranged the $14.8 million, three-year floating rate loan with 24 months of interest only through a regional bank. The community is between Savannah, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, on St. Simons Island, the largest barrier island in the Golden Isles. It features 60 assisted living and 24 memory care units. Vitality Living, WCP’s affiliated operating partner, will continue to manage the community. Read More »
Ziegler Closes Two Transactions

Ziegler Closes Two Transactions

Ziegler announced the closing of the Trinity Terrace $72.55 million Series 2024 bonds through the Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation. The transaction was structured without a mortgage or real estate pledged as security to bondholders. The Cumberland Rest, Inc. d/b/a Trinity Terrace is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas in 1902 for the purpose of providing housing for aged and indigent Christian women. Trinity owns/operates a CCRC in Fort Worth, Texas, known as Trinity Terrace. The community, which sits on 5.457 acres, was originally opened in February 1983. It features 316 independent living apartments, 12 assisted... Read More »
Financing Obtained for SNF Portfolio Acquisition

Financing Obtained for SNF Portfolio Acquisition

First Citizens Bank announced that its Healthcare Finance business served as lead arranger of $115 million in financing for the acquisition of eight skilled nursing facilities in Illinois that comprise over 1,500 beds. The borrower is a Midwest-based healthcare real estate investment and management company that invests in a variety of post-acute facilities, with investments in over 24 states. Read More »
Arkansas Community Secures Financing

Arkansas Community Secures Financing

IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the $35.53 million financing of Meadowview of Fayetteville, a 117-unit senior living community in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The ground-up development will feature 60 independent living units and 47 assisted living units. Frank Montalto secured the financing with a local bank on behalf of a private developer. Terms of the construction loan include a five-year term and 70% loan-to-cost at SOFR + 3.10%.  Read More »
American Healthcare REIT Expands Cogir Relationship

American Healthcare REIT Expands Cogir Relationship

American Healthcare REIT, which went public earlier this year, and Cogir Management USA expanded their relationship to 14 communities with AHR’s latest acquisition of four communities in Washington State. AHR acquired Mallard Landing in Battle Ground, Orchard Pointe in Port Orchard, Blossom Valley in Wenatchee and Blossom Creek in Wenatchee. Combined, the communities offer 207 units of assisted living and memory care. With this acquisition, Cogir now operates communities in Washington, California, Utah and North Carolina for AHR. Cogir, which acquired Cadence Living in late 2022, also now manages 22 communities in Washington and 84 communities across the United States.  Read More »
Eads Announces Four Deals in Four States

Eads Announces Four Deals in Four States

It was a productive summer for Eads Investment Brokerage, which closed four deals across four states and nine properties. There was a mix of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets, as well as seller types. The first deal, a June closing, featured Johnson Christian Village, a senior living community 25 miles south of Bloomington, Indiana. An out-of-state, faith-based not-for-profit sold the property to a local investor that has experience in managing Indiana Medicaid waiver programs.  Around the same time, Eads also sold a recently renovated skilled nursing facility in Des Moines, Iowa. The out-of-state operator was divesting the property in order to focus on its core markets, but... Read More »
SLIB Sells in NY and KY

SLIB Sells in NY and KY

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced the closing of two separate seniors housing transactions in New York and Kentucky. First, Patrick Burke and Dave Balow facilitated the sale of an adult home and Assisted Living Program (ALP) community in upstate New York.  The community, built in 1999 and renovated in 2019, comprises 60 units and 120 beds in an attractive sub-market in western New York. It benefits from the ability to attract private pay residents in the area, as well as those with Medicaid as the payor for the ALP beds. There is room for improvement operationally, as occupancy was at 65.7% at the time of closing and the community was just under breakeven.  The seller was a... Read More »