• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »
  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »
  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Brookdale Senior Living, What’s Next?

60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Brookdale Senior Living, What’s Next?

So, the big vote occurred last week, and shareholders of Brookdale Senior Living have spoken. We are sure that the recent increases in occupancy convinced some shareholders to stick with management and its “plan.” But the nominees from activist shareholder Ortelius Advisors were not off-the-wall candidates. It was an excellent group, and despite what Brookdale stated, again and again, they would have provided a new perspective and a lot of expertise. The current and temporary CEO could have learned from several of them, specifically Steven Vick, Steven Insoft and Lori Whitman. Oh well, a lost opportunity for many of the shareholders. Not to mention other members of the management team, the... Read More »
Optalis Healthcare Acquires Michigan Portfolio

Optalis Healthcare Acquires Michigan Portfolio

Blueprint was engaged by Michael F. Flanagan, the duly appointed receiver of Spartan Holdco, LLC, et al. and approved by the Oakland County Circuit Court to run a marketing process sourcing qualified overbids for the auction sale of the SKLD (Skilled Living and Development) portfolio. Dubbed Project Spartan, the portfolio comprises eleven skilled nursing and senior care facilities with 1,330 licensed beds located across the Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan MSAs.  The receiver was appointed in January 2024 and retained Hyper Care Management Solutions, LLC to operate the facilities. In January 2025, the stalking horse was selected and contracts were approved by the court, after which... Read More »
National REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

National REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Haven Senior Investments facilitated a transaction between a national REIT and a real estate development firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The seller, Summit Healthcare REIT, divested a seniors housing community in Littleton, New Hampshire, The Village at Riverglen. Built in 2002, The Village at Riverglen features 60 beds across 50 independent living and assisted living units, and will be rebranded as Riverglen House. The buyer, Cougar Capital Management, paid $8 million, or $160,000 per unit, and will bring on Willow Ridge Senior Living to manage the community going forward.  According to LevinPro LTC, Summit Healthcare acquired the community in 2015 for $8.5 million, or $170,000 per... Read More »
CFG’s H1 Financing Volume

CFG’s H1 Financing Volume

Capital Funding Group’s bridge-to-HUD and HUD teams financed more than $930 million across 50 transactions in the first half of 2025. These financings included 14 HUD loans, 21 bridge loans and 15 accounts receivable loans for clients across the country. Managing Director of Real Estate Craig Casagrande originated a few transactions throughout the first half of the year, notably a $137.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of eight skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania, featuring 1,906 beds. He arranged that with Associate Catherine Mansel. CFG also provided an $18 million working capital line of credit, which was originated by Director Jim Ginty. Next for Casagrande and Mansel... Read More »
Stabilized Class-A IL Community Secures Refinancing

Stabilized Class-A IL Community Secures Refinancing

Greystone arranged a $43.5 million debt placement to refinance a seniors housing community in Oregon. The 142-unit property is a recently built and stabilized Class-A independent living community. The community had strong trailing cash flows, on a shorter trailing period, but an upward trend. The financing was sourced by David Young.  The debt placement, with a regional bank, includes a competitive floating rate priced in the 200s over SOFR, enabling the sponsor to refinance existing senior and subordinate construction debt, return capital to investors, and position the asset for a future permanent agency execution. Greystone targeted both banks and debt funds to source financing that... Read More »
Genesis HealthCare’s Legacy Liabilities Lead to Bankruptcy Filing

Genesis HealthCare’s Legacy Liabilities Lead to Bankruptcy Filing

Genesis HealthCare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing its 298 affiliated holding companies, ancillary businesses and insurance vehicles in its submission to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division. It is one of the largest skilled nursing operators in the country and operates 218 facilities in 19 states. In the bankruptcy filing, there is a proposed transaction that would result in a current company investor, ReGen Healthcare, LLC, acquiring the operations. Terms of that deal will be disclosed soon, but any deal would be subject to higher bidding and approval. Genesis also revealed that it has secured a commitment of $30 million in... Read More »
Cindat Capital Management Invests in Colorado Community

Cindat Capital Management Invests in Colorado Community

Cindat Capital Management, a middle-market real estate private equity platform focused on seniors housing and opportunistic investments, announced its first investment from its Senior Housing Credit Platform. It was a unitranche debt investment in The Pearl at Boulder Creak, a 116-unit, Class-A independent living and assisted living community built in 2023 in Boulder, Colorado, adjacent to the University of Colorado campus. The community is supported by a strong sponsor and an experienced operator. The asset aligns with CCM’s strategy of investing in seniors housing assets with strong operations, a desirable physical plant and a secure competitive market positioning. Blueprint’s Ben... Read More »
MedCore Divests to Publicly Traded Healthcare REIT

MedCore Divests to Publicly Traded Healthcare REIT

Ziegler announced its role as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to MedCore on the sale of Parkview on Hollybrook, a 189-unit rental CCRC in Longview, Texas. The property has been on a long road to stabilization. It was originally bought in a bankruptcy auction in 2016 for $20.7 million by Thrive FP when it was in the middle of development. 12 Oaks Senior Living brought it to the final stages of lease-up before MedCore bought the property in February 2020 and brought on Integral Senior Living to operate. Since then, Parkview on Hollybrook has stabilized and is now being sold to a publicly traded healthcare REIT. Eric Johnson and Dalton Esmond of Ziegler led the transaction. Read More »
Forbright Bank’s H1 Activity

Forbright Bank’s H1 Activity

Forbright Bank reported its activity for the first half of the year from its healthcare and HUD lending teams, announcing more than $500 million in loans closed for acquisitions, recapitalizations, working capital, and HUD financings for healthcare providers across the country. One of the largest transactions was a $60 million revolving loan to finance working capital for 49 skilled nursing facilities with over 5,000 beds in Texas.  Forbright also participated as a co-lender as part of a larger term loan totaling $45.5 million that supported the recapitalization of 16 seniors housing properties across multiple states. One borrower obtained a $17.9 million term loan from Forbright to... Read More »
Large SNF Portfolio Secures Financing

Large SNF Portfolio Secures Financing

MONTICELLOAM, LLC announced the closing of $218.3 million in combined bridge, mezzanine, and working capital financing for 18 skilled nursing facilities across Kentucky. The transaction includes a $179.3 million senior bridge loan and a $29 million mezzanine loan, which the sponsor plans to use to restructure and upsize the existing debt on the portfolio, originally financed by MONTICELLOAM in May 2024. The $10 million working capital line of credit will be used to cover the day-to-day operational needs of over 1,500 skilled nursing beds across the state. Read More »
Greystone Provides Bridge Loan for Affordable Seniors Community

Greystone Provides Bridge Loan for Affordable Seniors Community

Greystone provided a $40 million bridge loan to acquire and rehab a seniors housing community in The Bronx, New York. The financing was originated by Senior Managing Director Eric Rosenstock and Executive Vice President Jeff Englund on behalf of a joint venture between Scott Jaffee of Metropolitan Realty Group and Leo Friedman of Citadel Care Centers. Built in 1969, Kittay House comprises 295 affordable seniors units with social, recreational, and educational programs on-site as well as meals, housekeeping and easy access to healthcare and supportive services. Greystone’s interest-only non-recourse bridge loan carries a 24-month term with two six-month extension options. Read More »