• Evans Arranges New SNF Lease

    Evans Senior Investments arranged a new lease for a skilled nursing facility in Denver, Colorado, securing a 293% increase in rent on a per-bed, per-month basis in the process. At the time of marketing, the facility was 62% occupied with minimal Medicare Part A referrals. However, the 1960s-built facility has 16 private units and is proximate to... Read More »
  • Cross River Bank Closes Large Acquisition Loan

    Cross River Bank recently closed a large acquisition loan for a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri. Raina Yoo was the Loan Officer on the transaction. The portfolio features a total of 1,339 licensed beds, and occupancy stood at 88%, overall.  Read More »
  • Local Operator Closes Lease-to-Purchase Deal

    A skilled nursing facility in Mississippi faced a time-sensitive CHOW with frozen Medicaid rates under appeal after the outgoing operator was planning to leave before the ownership transfer occurred, posing meaningful risk to the facility’s financial performance and operational continuity. The facility was older and around 50% occupied at the... Read More »
  • Mainstay Senior Living Grows in Georgia

    Mainstay Senior Living acquired two seniors housing communities in Savannah, Georgia. The properties are located about five miles apart from each other. Grace Manor Savannah was built in 1997, while Habersham Manor was built in the late-1980s. They feature a total of 143 assisted living and memory care units. Florida-based Mainstay now has 46... Read More »
  • Private Equity Firm Divests Portfolio to Chicago Investor

    Trinity Investors, a Texas-based private equity firm, sold a 224-unit portfolio of three seniors housing communities in Alabama that it acquired in tranches between 2022 and 2023 with a regional owner/operator. After the portfolio stabilized and capital was injected into the communities, Trinity recapitalized the venture in March 2025 with... Read More »
60ish Seconds with Steve Monroe: The Coming Seniors Housing Shortage?

60ish Seconds with Steve Monroe: The Coming Seniors Housing Shortage?

The Wall Street Journal just came out with a story about the coming seniors housing shortage. Unfortunately, it started with misinformation, when it stated that “seniors housing has been one of the biggest disappointments for commercial real estate investors.” In some periods yes, but in other periods not at all, when it has had outsized returns and beat the other sectors. It is all about context, and the writer should have known better. The story may, however, generate some investment interest. We are glad that occupancy has reached pre-pandemic levels, but we really need to get to 2017 levels to be happy. Remember, back in October 2020 we did the analysis and concluded it would take at... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires in Florida

Joint Venture Acquires in Florida

Bradley Clousing, Daniel Geraghty and Patrick Burke of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of Promise Pointe at Tampa Oaks. The seller was a local developer, and this was its only seniors housing asset. Built in 2018, Promise Pointe is an 108-unit assisted living and memory care community in Tampa, Florida. This Class-A property sits on 7.18 acres and was breaking even at the time of the sale, with occupancy around 85%. The community was developed as an EB-5 program but never stabilized.  The buyer is a regional operator that partnered with an institutional capital provider. The joint venture intends to complete a cosmetic update and focus on marketing efforts to... Read More »
Texas MC Portfolio Changes Hands

Texas MC Portfolio Changes Hands

Blueprint facilitated the sale of a portfolio of standalone memory care communities in Texas on behalf of a real estate investment firm that predominantly invests in skilled nursing facilities. The three memory care communities, totaling 108 units, featured all private units in Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio. These were the seller’s only memory care assets. The deal was positioned as an opportunity for an incoming owner/operator with regional expertise to integrate the communities into an existing platform, implement key cost control measures and execute on a capex investment plan to elevate each community’s profile and drive private pay rents. Blueprint secured three competitive... Read More »
Meridian Senior Living Acquires CO Property

Meridian Senior Living Acquires CO Property

Meridian Senior Living acquired a seniors housing community in Parker, Colorado, through a joint venture with a state pension fund investor. This transaction represents the 11th acquisition within the partnership and introduces Meridian to the Colorado market. Meridian’s portfolio now comprises more than 46 communities in 16 states.  Built in 2018 with a strong rebound in occupancy post-pandemic, Pine Grove Crossing comprises 100 assisted living and 27 memory care units on 4.41 acres. Meridian intends to implement capital improvements to enhance resident amenities, including upgrading dining areas and outdoor spaces. Read More »
Radiant Senior Living Secures LifeCo Loan

Radiant Senior Living Secures LifeCo Loan

Berkadia announced the closing of an $11.35 million refinance with a life insurance company for La Conner Retirement Inn, a seniors housing community in La Conner, Washington. The community, owned by Radiant Senior Living, features 67 independent living and assisted living units. Steve Muth, Ed Williams, Garrett Sacco and Alex Rosenfeld handled the transaction on behalf of Berkadia. The loan features a multi-year term with an attractive fixed interest rate, an initial period of interest-only payments, a long-term amortization schedule, and a conservative loan-to-value ratio. Read More »
Roers Companies Secures Refinancing for MN Active Adult Community

Roers Companies Secures Refinancing for MN Active Adult Community

Thorofare Capital, an affiliate of asset management platform Callodine Group LLC, provided a $42.9 million bridge loan to refinance Risor of St. Louis Park, a 170-unit active adult community in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The borrower, Roers Companies, will use the financing primarily to retire an existing construction loan on the Class-A property. Completed in November 2023, the community is 78% leased. Scott Loving, William Hintz, Scott Streiff and Gary Marchiori of JLL arranged the loan. Read More »

PACS Holdings Emerges as Major Skilled Nursing Owner with Strong South Carolina Presence

PACS Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of PACS Group, Inc. (NYSE: PACS), has established itself as one of the largest skilled nursing facility owners in South Carolina, according to recent CMS data analysis. The company currently owns 19 skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina, matching its footprint in Colorado while maintaining a significant national presence across nine states. Portfolio Overview Data from the most recent CMS upload reveals that PACS Holdings owns a total of 181 skilled nursing facilities nationwide. The company’s portfolio is heavily concentrated in California with 118 facilities, representing 65% of its total operations. South Carolina and Colorado each host 19... Read More »

Doros Generation Trust: Major Midwest Skilled Nursing Facility Owner

“Doros Generation Trust U/A/D 1/3/12” has established itself as one of the dominant players in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) sector across the Midwest, with a particularly strong presence in South Dakota, according to the latest CMS data analysis. Portfolio Overview The trust currently owns 61 skilled nursing facilities across three Midwest states, with Illinois representing its largest market at 41 facilities, followed by South Dakota with 14 facilities, and Iowa with 6 facilities. Doros Generation Trust is one of the top three owners of skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota, alongside Gpn Family Trust U/A/D 04/28/08 and Legacy Healthcare Financial Services LLC.... Read More »

Fundamental Healthcare Maintains Strong Nevada Skilled Nursing Presence

THI of Baltimore, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fundamental Healthcare, continues to maintain a significant footprint in Nevada’s skilled nursing sector, according to the latest CMS data analysis. The Maryland-based company owns seven skilled nursing facilities in Nevada, matching Hunt Valley Holdings LLC for the largest ownership position in the state’s skilled nursing market. Portfolio Overview THI of Baltimore’s portfolio includes 42 healthcare facilities across six states, with 39 skilled nursing facilities and 3 hospitals. The company’s strongest presence is in South Carolina with 19 facilities, followed by Maryland (11), and Nevada (9). The Nevada... Read More »

Foundations Health Dominates Ohio Skilled Nursing Market with 57 Facilities

Foundations Health LLC, Ohio’s largest skilled nursing facility operator, maintains a commanding presence in the state’s skilled nursing market with 57 facilities, according to the latest CMS data. The company was founded and is led by CEO Brian Colleran. Market Leadership Analysis of the most recent CMS data reveals Foundations Health as the dominant player in Ohio’s skilled nursing landscape, with nearly five dozen facilities exclusively within state borders. The company offers a range of services including post-hospital care, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, memory care, and ventilator services. Ownership Structure Foundations Health maintains... Read More »
Luthercare Secures Bond Financing

Luthercare Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of Luthercare’s $31.52 million Series 2025A and 2025B bonds (together the “Series 2025 bonds”). Luthercare is a Pennsylvania-based not-for-profit that currently operates two communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Luther Acres and St. John’s Herr Estate. They collectively feature 678 units.  Luther Acres is on 55 acres in Lititz and comprises 357 independent living units, 70 personal care units and 86 skilled nursing beds. St. John’s Herr Estate is on 48 acres in Columbia and includes 125 independent living units and 40 personal care units. Residents of St. John’s Herr Estate have priority access to the skilled nursing beds at Luther Acres, which... Read More »