• Brookdale’s Portfolio Stumbles in February

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its February 2026 occupancy numbers, and if the remaining cold weather months even closely resemble what the company has posted so far this winter, they will need to do some serious heavy lifting this summer to progress in its census rebound.  All of its reported occupancy figures, including consolidated and... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The State of the Healthcare M&A Market

    I attended the McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Private Equity Conference in Miami Beach last week, and the buzz mostly centered around increased investment in outpatient care, AI in healthcare and a persistent bid-ask spread that has kept healthcare M&A relatively steady, and down when comparing it to the seniors housing and care... Read More »
  • Newmark Reports Slew of February Deals

    The Newmark seniors housing team reported an active February, with six investment sales and four significant debt transactions. First, outside of Chicago, the team sold Clarendale of Mokena, a 156-unit seniors housing community featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community was built in 2015 by Ryan... Read More »
  • Improving SNF Sells to Newer Skilled Nursing Entrant

    A regional skilled nursing owner/operator divested one of its senior care facilities in western Nebraska after deciding to refocus its operational efforts in a more condensed regional footprint. The owner/operator engaged Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint to run the process.  Built in 1960, Monument Rehabilitation and Care... Read More »
  • AEW Capital Management Divests to Joint Venture

    Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled the sale and financing of The Sheridan of Green Oaks, which Town Lane and Arcole acquired, marking the joint venture’s fifth seniors housing investment in their inaugural $1.25 billion real estate fund. Built in 2016 by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, the Class-A community comprises 78 independent... Read More »
Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled the sale. Next, Berkadia represented Providence One Partners in its sale of a 128-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Orlando, Florida MSA. The buyer was a seniors housing owner, and Providence One Partners will continue to operate the community. Brooks Minford and Cody Tremper closed... Read More »
Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan features a 35-year, fixed-rate term, and refinanced a bridge loan provided by Berkadia’s proprietary lending group and a bank partner. The bridge loan, which was outstanding for less than a year, provided financing for the subject community, plus an additional one that is expected to receive permanent HUD financing in... Read More »
Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy growth, year over year, and same-store revenue growth of 9.6%. Similar to Ventas, year-over-year same-community NOI jumped by 15%, driven by same-store NOI growth in its seniors housing operating portfolio of 20.4%. This was its 13th consecutive quarter of same-store NOI growth above 20%.  The company completed $13.9 billion of pro rata gross... Read More »
Omega Healthcare Investors Acquires Performing AL/MC Asset

Omega Healthcare Investors Acquires Performing AL/MC Asset

Omega Healthcare Investors announced that it acquired a seniors housing community in Alabama for $10.3 million, or $128,750 per unit. The community appears to be Proveer at Grande View, which has been rebranded as The Ridge at Grandeview. Blueprint was engaged by the seller in its divestment of this community.  Built in 1999, The Ridge at Grandeview features 80 units of assisted living and memory care in Birmingham, Alabama. The community was fully repositioned through a $5.0 million renovation, with the asset effectively presenting and operating as new construction. At the time of marketing, occupancy was trending upward and NOI margins were approaching 20%, providing investors with... Read More »
T7 Capital Hits the Ground Running

T7 Capital Hits the Ground Running

Founded by industry veterans Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson in 2025, T7 Capital has hit the ground running, announcing more than $3 billion in closed transactions in their first year. And the team continued at that same pace into 2026, closing more than $200 million of transaction volume in January. T7 Capital, which advises clients on financing and investment decisions across seniors housing, healthcare real estate and operating platforms, had a variety of closings throughout the month, from investment sales to financings. Adlerstein and Simpson led the sale of five skilled nursing facilities in Rhode Island for $70.5 million, or $93,400 per bed. The pair also arranged $54.9 million in... Read More »
Stellar Senior Living Adds San Antonio Asset

Stellar Senior Living Adds San Antonio Asset

Ventas found a new operator for its Villa De San Antonio Senior Living community in San Antonio Texas, bringing on Stellar Senior Living, a Utah-based family-owned senior care owner/operator, to manage the community. The addition of this community, which was built in 2006 and features 219 independent living and assisted living units, expands Stellar’s presence in the San Antonio area. It also expands the company’s relationship with Ventas. In 2010, Cain Brothers represented The Franciscan Sister of Chicago Service Corp. in its sale of the community to Kisco Senior Living for $17.25 million. At the time, the building comprised 138 independent living and 55 assisted living units, making the... Read More »
Harrison Street Acquires Class-A Communities in Fairfield County

Harrison Street Acquires Class-A Communities in Fairfield County

A couple of new, high-end seniors housing communities in affluent Fairfield County, Connecticut, traded with the help of Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig and Jim Dooley of JLL Capital Markets’ seniors housing investment sales and advisory team. They represented the sellers, Virtus Real Estate Capital and LCB Senior Living, although LCB will stay on to operate for the new owner, Harrison Street Asset Management.  Built in 2018, The Residence at Selleck’s Woods is a two-story building with 102 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. There are upscale amenities, including a private theatre, salon, billiards room, curated library, versatile activity space... Read More »
Freddie Mac Provides Financing for NY Seniors Housing Campus

Freddie Mac Provides Financing for NY Seniors Housing Campus

A large seniors housing campus in upstate New York secured permanent Freddie Mac financing thanks to the team of Tyler Armstrong, Chris Cain and Taylor Russ of Lument. Located in Rochester, The Village at Unity consists of 272 independent living units and The Village at Hamlet features 40 assisted living units and 20 memory care units. The property was originally built in 1990 with renovations in 2000, 2012 and 2022.  Rochester-based real estate investment firm Wegman Companies acquired the communities in 2018 through a partnership with Columbia Pacific Advisors and in a strategic alignment with Rochester Regional Health. Leisure Care took over management of the campus.  Lument... Read More »
Forbright Bank’s Financing Closings

Forbright Bank’s Financing Closings

Forbright Bank’s healthcare lending team closed nearly $100 million in financings across six transactions. The largest was a $35 million term loan syndication arranged for the acquisition of eight skilled nursing facilities across three states. Another highlight included an $18 million bridge-to-HUD loan that refinanced existing debt and provided an equity return to the sponsor of a seniors housing community in Arizona. The loan was structured for a near-term HUD submission by Forbright’s HUD team. There was another bridge loan, totaling $10 million, which supported an equity recapitalization for a seniors housing property in Oregon. Finally, Forbright arranged three separate working... Read More »
California and Pennsylvania Assets Secure Separate Financings

California and Pennsylvania Assets Secure Separate Financings

Sims Mortgage Funding (SMF) ended the year with a HUD closing for RiverPointe Post-Acute, a 112-bed skilled nursing facility in Carmichael, California. Affiliates of Links Healthcare Group LLC own and operate the facility. Links’ portfolio comprises 42 skilled nursing facilities with 4,675 beds. The existing bank loan was structured with A and B tranches and issued in August 2019 to finance the purchase of the asset. Forbright Bank held the A tranche, and an affiliate of SMF’s parent company, HJ Sims, issued the B tranche. SMF structured the deal so that the HUD-insured loan fully paid off the A/B tranches, and reimbursed Links for $731,000 in equity used for the acquisition and $1.168... Read More »
Stellar Senior Living Adds San Antonio Asset

Standalone Memory Care Community Sells in San Antonio

Soon after selling a standalone memory care community in Katy, Texas, Blueprint sold another one in San Antonio, Texas, that was built in 2013. The Landing at Stone Oak was originally marketed in late 2023, but the process came to a halt when ownership chose to continue improving operations rather than transact. The operational turnaround was not guaranteed, but the seller successfully made meaningful improvements and re-engaged Blueprint to divest. The transaction closed just 50 days after LOI execution. Giancarlo Riso, Steve Thomes and Kory Buzin handled the transaction.  Read More »