• ESI Closes Record-Setting SNF Sale in North Carolina

    A skilled nursing sale in North Carolina set a new pricing record in the state, with Evans Senior Investments handling the deal. ESI was engaged by an independent owner/operator to divest Smithfield Manor, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility in Smithfield, North Carolina (about 25 miles southeast of Raleigh). At the time of marketing, the... Read More »
  • Growth-Oriented Buyer Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Competitive Market

    Blueprint handled the divestment of an assisted living and memory care portfolio dubbed Project Viking. The portfolio includes multiple well-located communities of newer vintage in Minnesota. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction.  The opportunity presented the ability to acquire substantial scale in a state known for its... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Secures Refinancing for Class-A Seniors Housing Community

    CBRE National Senior Housing handled two refinancings in separate transactions. First, CBRE arranged a refinance of Bruceville Point on behalf of a joint venture between Tenfold Senior Living and AEW Capital Management. Tenfold manages and operates the community. Aron Will and Tim Root originated a three-year floating-rate loan with full-term... Read More »
  • CFG Deploys Capital Across Four Transactions

    Capital Funding Group financed more than $53 million across four transactions from mid- to late-March. The transactions supported three skilled nursing facilities and four assisted living and memory care communities throughout South Carolina and Georgia. They were completed on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers, one of which is a returning... Read More »
  • North Carolina CCRC Secures Bond Financing for Expansion

    Ziegler announced the pricing of Twin Lakes Community’s $35.31 Series 2025A and 2025B bonds. Twin Lakes Community operates a not-for-profit, fee-for-service CCRC on 215 acres in Burlington, North Carolina. Since opening in 1983, Twin Lakes has grown to include 482 independent living, 36 assisted living, 32 memory care and 104 health care units.... Read More »
Skyline Healthcare Update

Skyline Healthcare Update

Skyline Healthcare’s Joseph Schwartz finally was sentenced for his crimes against the U.S., his employees and his residents. It seems, however, that the punishment does not fit the crime. Sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, plus a $100,000 fine, just does not seem to be enough for what he did. We have always wondered if he was the only one involved in the theft, or did he play the fall guy to keep friends and family out of prison. We may never know, but we have our opinions (don’t we always?). Stealing $39 million of tax withholding funds from his nursing home employees was bad enough, but walking away from about 100 nursing facilities after he... Read More »
CreativCap Closes Two Financings

CreativCap Closes Two Financings

CreativCap secured debt for two clients, including a bridge loan and a lifeco refinance. The $53 million bridge loan was closed on behalf of a new client, Inspired Living, and facilitated the refinancing of two assisted living/memory care communities. Each community consisted of 127 units (81 AL and 46 MC), with one located in Florida and the other in Louisiana. Both communities were well-occupied, with occupancy rates in the upper 80s and lower 90s, but needed additional time to improve margins to desired levels, primarily through rent increases.  However, because lenders favor projects that are already achieving the desired margin or communities with upside in occupancy, margin... Read More »
CIBC Refinances Improving AL Community

CIBC Refinances Improving AL Community

CIBC Bank USA provided a $17.5 million term loan to refinance a 67-unit assisted living community in Oregon. The community has been operated by the owner for over a year, and it caters towards residents with behavioral needs. Performance has trended well over the last 12 months through occupancy improvements (75% in Q4:23 to over 90% currently) and improved margins (currently in the mid-30% range), and it is expected to improve even further. Fritz Kieckhefer and Kyle Doran handled the transaction for CIBC Bank USA. Read More »
Greystone Provides Bridge Financing

Greystone Provides Bridge Financing

Greystone provided $40.5 million in bridge financing to Kalesta Healthcare Group for the acquisition and refinance of two skilled nursing facilities with 219 beds in Menlo Park and Los Banos, California. The interest-only, non-recourse bridge loan carries a 24-month term with two six-month extension options, enabling Kalesta to complete the acquisition and fund capital improvements while Greystone works to secure permanent HUD financing later this year.  The financing was originated by Christopher Clare and David Young. Ben Rubin, Ryan Harkins, Peter Nielson and Liam Gallagher assisted on this transaction. Grant Goodman of G Capital served as Kalesta’s capital advisor on the... Read More »
California and Illinois Turnkey Communities Are Up for Bid

California and Illinois Turnkey Communities Are Up for Bid

Hilco Real Estate announced June 12 as the bid deadline for two assisted living communities, The Courte at Citrus Heights (Citrus Heights, California) and The Landing on Dundee (Wheeling, Illinois). Each community is being sold individually. Bids must be received on or before the deadline of June 12 at 5:00 pm (CT) and must be submitted on the LOI available for review and download from Hilco’s website.  Built in 2016 and zoned Restricted Density Multiple Dwelling, The Courte features 48 memory care units with an occupancy rate of 87%. The community is in a region with a robust healthcare network, as healthcare and social assistance account for 13.7% of Sacramento’s workforce. It is... Read More »
Silverado Welcomes New CEO

Silverado Welcomes New CEO

Silverado announced the appointment of Wayne Sanner as Chief Executive Officer Designate, effective April 28. Sanner will work closely with Co-Founder and current CEO, Loren Shook, as he transitions to the new position. With over two decades of executive leadership in senior living and skilled nursing operations, Sanner brings a proven track record of excellence in scaling multi-side healthcare organizations, improving patient outcomes and fostering purpose-driven cultures.  Most recently, Sanner served as Chief Operating Officer of Prestige Healthcare, where he oversaw 80 SNFs caring for 7,000 residents across five states and led a team of more than 10,000 members. Sanner’s... Read More »
Brookdale Occupancy Gains

Brookdale Occupancy Gains

Continuing a steady stream of small occupancy increases, Brookdale Senior Living bucked the historical norm of first quarter census declines for the seniors housing industry. In the first quarter, the monthly weighted average occupancy increased by 20 basis points to 79.5% in March. In addition, month-end occupancy hit a five-year high of 80.9%, ending above 80% for eight straight months. While this is all good news, Brookdale continues to lag the rest of the industry in terms of post-pandemic census growth. We previously reported on an investor activist group that is unhappy with Brookdale’s share price performance and has nominated a slate of six new board members. Now, another investor,... Read More »
CareTrust and Real Estate Investor Acquire in California

CareTrust and Real Estate Investor Acquire in California

Nick Stahler, Michael Mooney and Hap Knowles of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of a senior care campus in Los Alamitos, California. The campus includes a 150-bed skilled nursing facility (Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation) and a 68-unit/140-bed RCFE (Katella Senior Living Community). The skilled nursing component serves as a natural feeder to the RCFE, enhancing resident retention and streamlining care transitions.  The buyer was a joint venture between CareTrust REIT and a third-party healthcare real estate owner. The acquisition presents an advantage to the joint venture through economies of scale, operational synergies and opportunities to... Read More »
CareTrust and Real Estate Investor Acquire in California

Alta Senior Living Expands in California

Alta Senior Living has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of a seniors housing community in Sacramento, California, through a joint venture with its capital partner, Brasa Capital Management. Built in 2017, The Village at Heritage Park features 162 total units, with 54 independent living, 60 assisted living and 48 memory care units. The community has already been rebranded as Rose Arbor Village. Alta Senior Living was engaged in October by the previous owner to rebrand and stabilize an underperforming operation. Confident in strengthening its commitment to the community’s success, the company executed an acquisition that officially closed in February. An aggressive repositioning... Read More »
Lee & Associates Closes Seniors Transaction

Lee & Associates Closes Seniors Transaction

Lee & Associates’ Senior Housing team, led by Robert Black, was engaged by Sugar Creek Capital, which specializes in tax credit investments nationwide, in its divestment of an outlier asset. Built in 1985 with a renovation and expansion of 48 units in 2016, Terrace Retirement Community comprises 178 independent living units in Columbia, Missouri. The occupancy rate was 78% at the time of sale.  There were multiple groups interested in the community, with Unbridled Living selected as the best fit and ultimate buyer. This marks the company’s first seniors housing acquisition, with plans to continue expanding its portfolio through the addition of performing, value-add and... Read More »