• Diversified Healthcare Trust’s SHOP Delivers Strong Results

    Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) announced fourth-quarter earnings and full-year 2025 results, and its SHOP segment delivered. Same-property SHOP NOI in the fourth quarter jumped 27.6% year over year to $38 million, and full-year SHOP NOI climbed 31.3% to $129.3 million. Same property SHOP occupancy reached 82.4% in Q4, up 90 basis points from... Read More »
  • Lease Option Closes for High-Performing CT SNFs

    A long-time regional owner/operator looking to secure capital for future redeployment into the skilled nursing sector approached Blueprint to market two skilled nursing facilities. The high-performing assets sit 40 miles apart in southern and western Connecticut with 301 total beds. The non-union facilities were generating $4.4 million of EBITDAR... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Acquires North Carolina Seniors Housing Portfolio

    A few seniors housing communities in North Carolina were recently divested by a North Carolina owner/operator. The three assets total 61 independent living units and 173 assisted living and memory care beds. The independent living component was developed by the seller. The buyer, a not-for-profit with more than 30 years of experience acquiring... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Owner/Operator Secures Its First HUD Financing

    In a transaction that marks the third time Berkadia has secured financing for the asset, the company arranged a $35.4 million HUD financing for a 189-bed skilled nursing facility in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. The asset was developed in three phases between 1996 and 2007. It has been owned by a Louisiana-based owner/operator of skilled nursing... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Receives Financing

    MONTICELLOAM provided financing to three seniors housing communities in Illinois. Originated by Karina Davydov, the package includes up to $44 million in bridge financing with a 36-month term. The portfolio offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services. The sponsor, a Midwest-based senior living operator... Read More »
1019 Senior Living Enters Another State

1019 Senior Living Enters Another State

1019 Senior Living entered a new state through its fifth seniors housing acquisition. The Indiana-based owner/operator purchased Arden Courts at Kenwood, rebranded as Belle’s Place of Kenwood, which was previously operated by Evergreen Senior Living. Built in 2002 with a new roof added in 2016, the asset sits in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Kenwood suburb. The purpose-built, stand-alone memory care community features 60 units across a Green House-style building that comprises four individual homes. The physical plant was well maintained, but there remains an opportunity for renovations, including planned interior design updates.  At the time of sale, Arden Courts at Kenwood was... Read More »
Medical Facilities of America Enters Ohio Senior Care Market

Medical Facilities of America Enters Ohio Senior Care Market

Lutheran Social Services sold three senior care communities in Ohio and engaged Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint to handle the divestment. The portfolio was cash-flowing at the time of sale with stable operations.  Kensington Place offers a full-continuum of care, with 126 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. It was built in 1990 and sits in Columbus. Lutheran Village of Ashland was built in 2000 and comprises 49 assisted living units in Ashland. The Good Shepherd Health and Rehabilitation Center is also in Ashland. It was built in 1997 and features 125 skilled nursing beds. Blueprint’s sale process generated five qualified offers, with Medical... Read More »
Live Well Cottages Locks in Construction Financing

Live Well Cottages Locks in Construction Financing

Ziegler, through its Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice, priced Live Well Senior Living Inc.’s $45.6 million Series 2026 bonds. Live Well Senior Living is a not-for-profit organization that provides affordable seniors housing options.  Live Well Cottages at Vineland is a planned 130-unit independent living cottage community on a 25-acre site in Vineland, New Jersey. Rental rates will include two hours of weekly in-home care, with additional services available as needed. Construction is scheduled to begin February 2026, and the first units have a planned completion date of six months after construction commences. The units will initially be occupied with temporary certificates of... Read More »
Medical Facilities of America Enters Ohio Senior Care Market

Medical Facilities of America Enters Ohio Senior Care Market

Lutheran Social Services sold three senior care communities in Ohio and engaged Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint to handle the divestment. The portfolio was cash-flowing at the time of sale with stable operations.  Kensington Place offers a full-continuum of care, with 126 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. It was built in 1990 and sits in Columbus. Lutheran Village of Ashland was built in 2000 and comprises 49 assisted living units in Ashland. The Good Shepherd Health and Rehabilitation Center is also in Ashland. It was built in 1997 and features 125 skilled nursing beds. Blueprint’s sale process generated five qualified offers, with... Read More »
Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate optimization. Jim Knapp of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap handled the deal.  The communities sit approximately 15 miles apart in rural southeast Michigan, together spanning more than 15 developed acres. The larger campus with 60 units comprises multiple buildings totaling over 36,000 square feet, and the second property... Read More »
PGIM Divests Two Arizona Assets

PGIM Divests Two Arizona Assets

JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team completed the sale and financing of three assets across two separate deals. First, it announced that it sold The Watermark at Morrison Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona, and Acoya Mesa in Mesa, Arizona. Both communities were stabilized at the time of the deal. JLL marketed the portfolio on behalf of the seller, PGIM, which owned Acoya Mesa in a joint venture with the original developer of the asset, Ryan Companies US, Inc. JLL also worked on behalf of the buyer to secure the 10-year, acquisition loan through Freddie Mac. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital. The Watermark at Morrison Ranch is a two-story building with 115 units of assisted... Read More »
Underperforming Asset Trades in California

Underperforming Asset Trades in California

A seniors housing community in Vacaville, California, sold with the help of Nick Stahler and Chad Mundy of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. At the time of LOI, the asset was underperforming and financially strained. Built in 2004, it features more than 80 assisted living and memory care units and is licensed for over 90 beds on 3.66 acres near several healthcare providers between San Francisco and Sacramento. There is potential to add independent living units, creating a full continuum of care in a market with limited IL supply.  The transaction was completed through a HUD loan assumption. The Knapp-Stahler Group sourced a buyer with operational expertise and the... Read More »
Communities Sell in California and Missouri

Communities Sell in California and Missouri

Haven Senior Investments closed a deal right before year-end and announced a couple of others from the preceding months. First, an assisted living community was facing a hard closing deadline, with a 30-day escrow and commercial loan that would have been canceled if the transaction did not close by December 31. Rebecca Van Wieren and Scott Fuller closed the sale just under the wire, finalizing the transaction at 4:30 PM on New Years Eve.  Built in the 1960s and renovated since then, the community sits in the Bay Area of California. It features 19 units and 35 beds, with 94% occupancy. The local doctor-seller had tried to divest the community with the help of two other agents, but a... Read More »
Cambridge Provides HUD Construction Financing

Cambridge Provides HUD Construction Financing

Cambridge Realty Capital provided $6.5 million in construction financing for a 20-bed memory care addition to The Pointe at Pontiac, an existing 60-bed supportive living facility in Pontiac, Illinois. The borrower is an Illinois limited liability company. The financing is insured by HUD under its Section 241(a) program and will be used to fund the addition and complete improvements to the existing building. The loan has a fixed rate, was non-recourse and was also interest-only. However, the interest rate was not disclosed. Read More »
SNF Portfolio Receives Bridge Financing

SNF Portfolio Receives Bridge Financing

MONTICELLOAM, along with firm affiliates, provided $60 million in bridge financing to a five-facility skilled nursing portfolio in Illinois. The two-year loan was originated by Karina Davydov. The returning healthcare client, who operates over a dozen skilled nursing facilities in Illinois, will use the loan proceeds to acquire the portfolio, which has more than 620 licensed beds. Read More »
Not-for-Profits Close Separate Bond Transactions

Not-for-Profits Close Separate Bond Transactions

Ziegler announced the closing of two financings in Pennsylvania and North Carolina on behalf of separate borrowers. First was Messiah Lifeways’ $82.32 million of Series 2026A bonds. Messiah Lifeways is a not-for-profit that owns Messiah Village, a Type C fee-for-service CCRC serving over 700 seniors on an 85-acre campus in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. There are currently 375 independent living units, 88 personal care units, 76 memory care units, 100 skilled nursing beds and 18 skilled nursing/memory support beds.  Construction on a second location is set to begin during the first quarter of 2026. Fernecrest will also sit on 85-acres, and is approximately six miles from Messiah... Read More »