• Strawberry Fields REIT Announces SNF Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a skilled nursing facility with 100 beds near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, utilizing cash from its balance sheet. The facility is leased to an existing third-party operator that entered into a master lease for this facility, as well as for another facility that Strawberry Fields acquired in December 2024 (a skilled... Read More »
  • Family Office Acquires Two Communities

    Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in its divestment of two seniors housing communities on Florida’s east coast. The communities are in Port St. Lucie and Port Orange with 171 assisted living and memory care units. The buyer was a central Florida-based family office. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled... Read More »
  • Kentucky SNF Sees Active Bidding Environment

    Kyle Hallion and Ben Firestone of Blueprint were engaged to sell a 54-bed skilled nursing facility located 45 minutes northwest of the Lexington, Kentucky MSA, and successfully closed the deal on May 1, approximately 30 days prior to contractual closing. The facility offered a track record of strong occupancy with clear revenue upside via CMI... Read More »
  • 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 »
Alta Senior Living Expands 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 »
Berkadia and Live Oak Secure Financing for Class-A IL/AL Community

Berkadia and Live Oak Secure Financing for Class-A IL/AL Community

Berkadia’s Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro closed a $102 million bridge loan in partnership with Live Oak Bank for a Class-A seniors housing community in Vancouver, Washington. The loan was structured in an A/B arrangement, with Berkadia funding the subordinate debt, and features a two-year, interest-only term. Loan proceeds were utilized to retire existing bank construction debt, preferred equity from a REIT and a partner note.  Built in 2023, The Park and University Village and The Inn at University Village features 263 units of independent and assisted living. The community was developed by affiliates of a Washington-based seniors housing owner/operator, Koelsch Communities, which is a... Read More »
Monroe County Divests Strugging SNF to Regional Owner/Operator

Monroe County Divests Strugging SNF to Regional Owner/Operator

Evans Senior Investments represented Monroe County in the divestment of its skilled nursing facility in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Built in 1924 and incorporated by the County of Monroe in 1974, Pleasant Valley Manor has 174 beds and faced operational challenges with an annual loss exceeding $7 million. County officials recognized the need for a sustainable solution that prioritized resident well-being while alleviating financial strain on local resources.  Following a 30-day marketing process, a regional owner/operator with a strong footprint in Pennsylvania was selected as the ultimate buyer. Local news sources cited Outcome Healthcare Group as the buyer. Outcome Healthcare brings... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Medicare Advantage Sees A Pay Bump

60 Seconds with Swett: Medicare Advantage Sees A Pay Bump

As the healthcare industry braces for whatever impacts tariffs may have on operations, an impossible task to predict accurately given the flux on that matter, providers also are welcoming a new head of CMS, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was confirmed by the Senate last week. There is some uncertainty on how the Trump Administration will treat healthcare providers overall, specifically in the senior care industry, with some positives coming from the end of the minimum staffing mandate and an overall friendlier business climate, versus the threat of increased scrutiny on Medicare and Medicaid spending with respect to fraud and abuse potentially contributing to falling revenues. When reading the tea... Read More »
Pacifica Senior Living Chapter 7 Filing Update

Pacifica Senior Living Chapter 7 Filing Update

After we and several other news outlets reported on the Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing of Pacifica Senior Living LLC on March 24, we heard from the company about the filing and our story. Apparently, the liquidation filing was for one of their management entities, Pacifica Senior Living LLC, “whose sole purpose was to manage a subset of our communities in California. Pacifica Senior Living LLC does not own any senior living facilities and this filing will have no impact on the ownership of our properties, resident care, or our beloved staff. All of the senior living properties in our portfolio are independently owned, and each remains operational and unaffected by PSLM’s situation.”  The... Read More »
Top-Tier Asset Trades in Savannah

Top-Tier Asset Trades in Savannah

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing handled the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Savannah, Georgia. Opened in 2020, Thrive on Skidaway features 146 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care on Skidaway Island near The Landings, a large resort community where many of the residents still have memberships to enjoy all the amenities the private community has to offer. There are limitations on developable land on Skidaway, as well as strict sewer and infrastructure regulations that create significant barriers to new development that make it difficult for potential competitors to enter the market. As a result, this property... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Two Seniors Housing Portfolios

Blueprint Sells Two Seniors Housing Portfolios

Dan Mahoney, Kristen Ahrens, Dillon Rudy and Pat Maloney of Blueprint facilitated the sale of two stand-alone, Class-A memory care communities in solid markets in Oregon and Washington. Built in 2015, Windsong at Eola Hills is a 56-unit value-add community in Salem, Oregon. The community was generating $800,000 in EBITDAR. Built in 2019, Windsong at Southridge is a stabilized, 56-unit private-pay community in Kennewick, Washington. It was generating more than $1.4 million in EBITDAR.  Strong buyer interest resulted in six offers, with the sellers (which are exiting the seniors space through this divestment) ultimately choosing a Pacific Northwest-based operator partnering with a West... Read More »
National Operator Acquires in Arizona

National Operator Acquires in Arizona

A court-appointed receiver engaged Senior Living Investment Brokerage to sell Heritage Village, a 128-unit assisted living/memory care community in Mesa, Arizona. Prior to the sale, the property had operational and public relations challenges due to several previous events associated with the former operator. It will be getting a fresh start under the ownership of a national operator with a regional presence in Arizona.  Built from 2009 to 2013, the community features a total of 192 beds and sits on 4.5 acres. It was 57% occupied, and lost approximately $900,000 on $6.0 million of revenues. Brad Goodsell and Ryan Saul handled the sale process, which saw multiple offers. The community... Read More »