• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

With a state-imposed operator transition deadline approaching, a regional owner successfully sold its 83-unit assisted living/memory care community in Chico, California, to another regional owner/operator with the help of Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Built in 2001, Windchime of Chico features 120 licensed beds of assisted living and memory care with lakefront views, multiple common areas and a central courtyard. It was operated by a third-party manager. However, it was not performing well, with occupancy below 60% and a substantial operating loss, in addition to the imminent operator transition. There was also HUD debt secured by the... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Nine-Figure Deal in Oregon

Blueprint Closes Nine-Figure Deal in Oregon

A couple of seniors housing communities in the Portland, Oregon MSA, sold to a joint venture between a blue-chip national private equity investor and a respected West Coast-based owner/operator. Opened in 2016 and 2019, the two communities total 284 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in highly affluent, high-barrier-to-entry submarkets. A joint venture between a multigenerational, regionally focused developer and local investors decided to sell the assets. These appear to be a couple of the high-end “Ackerly” assets, a 147-unit community in Portland and a 137-unit property in Sherwood. Earlier this month, Merrill Gardens announced that it was taking over the... Read More »

The Springs At Pacific Regent La Jolla Featured in LevinPro Deal Database

The Springs At Pacific Regent La Jolla has been linked to a merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The Medicare-licensed facility is a private skilled nursing facility situated at 3884 Nobel Dr in San Diego, California. It was incorporated on March 8, 2011. LevinPro, which tracks M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health to medical real estate and biopharma, profiled the transaction involving The Springs At Pacific Regent La Jolla in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector throughout its history. To see the underlying deal... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Two Seniors Transactions in Ohio

Blueprint Closes Two Seniors Transactions in Ohio

Blueprint recently handled two transactions in Ohio. First, Conner Doherty and Ryan Kelly facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in a desirable market in Ohio. The not-for-profit seller was The Heritage Retirement Community. Built in 2000, The Belvedere of Westlake comprises 24 assisted living and nine memory care units in Westlake. At the time of marketing, the community demonstrated strong occupancy and consistent cash flow. The quality of the land and physical plant also offered investors a base for operational and long-term value creation.  Blueprint targeted buyers aligned with the community’s mission and care standards, and a not-for-profit owner/operator with an... Read More »
Invesque Shareholders to Vote on Two Proposals

Invesque Shareholders to Vote on Two Proposals

Invesque has called a special shareholder meeting for June 18, 2025, where shareholders will vote on two proposals. First, they will consider enabling Invesque’s board to sell or lease substantially all of the company’s assets through one or more transactions. That could include direct asset sales, the sale of subsidiary equity, mergers, or other business combinations, but the board would have maximum flexibility for any direction, if market conditions are favorable.  The board has not yet signed any definitive agreements, but the company has already been selling many of its assets. In October 2024, it announced plans to divest its entire Commonwealth Senior Living-managed portfolio,... Read More »
Dwight Mortgage Trust Finances Bridge Loan

Dwight Mortgage Trust Finances Bridge Loan

Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, financed a $20 million bridge loan for Bria of Palos Hills, a 207-bed skilled nursing facility in Palos Hills, Illinois (Chicago MSA). Originally built in 1980, the facility received a major renovation and expansion in 2016 with the addition of a two-story wing connected to the original single-story structure. The original building primarily serves long-term care residents, while the newer extension is designed for short-term rehabilitation and post-acute care. Then in September 2023, one of the wings was converted into a specialized dialysis and ventilation unit, further enhancing the facility’s ability to provide high-acuity... Read More »
Kisco Senior Living Buys Beds in North Carolina

Kisco Senior Living Buys Beds in North Carolina

Senior Living Investment Brokerage was engaged by a North Carolina-based skilled nursing owner to confidentially market and sell 75 adult care home beds in Wake County, North Carolina. The beds were affiliated with multiple skilled nursing facilities located across the county and were slated for sale because the owner was eliminating assisted living services within the facilities. After a 30-day marketing period, SLIB procured multiple offers from seniors housing groups before Kisco Senior Living ultimately bought the beds to expand its count at multiple properties in the county. Patrick Burke, Toby Siefert and Jason Punzel handled the transaction. Read More »
Texas Capital Bank Provides Financing to Regional Operator

Texas Capital Bank Provides Financing to Regional Operator

A California-based regional senior care operator with more than 20 facilities across the western United States recently obtained a revolving credit facility, arranged by Grant Goodman of G Capital. Proceeds from the $30 million facility will be used to support working capital requirements and continue the owner’s strategic expansion as new acquisition opportunities arise. It was structured as a non-recourse, accounts receivable-based facility that includes several borrower-friendly features atypical in the current credit environment, including no prepayment penalty, a 180-day borrowing base and advance rates inclusive of assisted living waiver Medicaid. Priced at a highly competitive... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

Harbert Management Corporation Secures Financing for California Community

Live Oak Bank provided a $25 million bridge-to-sale loan to finance a seniors housing community near Los Angeles, California. Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I LP, which is managed by Harbert Management Corporation, is the borrower. The financing features a three-year initial term, 36 months of interest-only payments and $2.8 million in potential future earnout proceeds. The property totals 97 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Read More »
Florida Portfolio Locks in Refinancing

Florida Portfolio Locks in Refinancing

MONTICELLOAM announced the financing of a senior bridge loan and working capital facility for three skilled nursing facilities in southern Florida, totaling $108.75 million. The sponsorship group, a repeat client of MONTICELLOAM, intends to use the $105.5 million floating-rate senior bridge loan to refinance the existing debt on the portfolio. The $3.25 million working capital facility will be used to cover the day-to-day operational needs of over 500 licensed beds across the three facilities. Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Brookdale Senior Living and SWAT

60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Brookdale Senior Living and SWAT

Brookdale Senior Living announced it had recently formed SWAT teams to deal with its lowest-occupancy buildings to try to get them over the 80% hump, and there are a lot of them. Since then, the term SWAT team has been appearing more and more with other providers.  SWAT is a scary term, and stands for Special Weapons and Tactics, and in law enforcement is used to deal with barricaded persons, active shooting scenes and high-risk search warrants. Not exactly something we want to be associated with trying to get customers into senior living. But I understand the intent. The other frequently used term is the “silver tsunami” about to hit us. Again, a tsunami is extremely destructive,... Read More »