• Olympus Retirement Living Expands

    The Zett Group closed the sale of a 63-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Boise, Idaho market. Set in the town of Emmett, Meadow View Senior Living was trending positively in its operations, but there was still some work to be done. An owner/operator engaged Blake Bozett and Spud Batt to sell the community to an undisclosed buyer.... Read More »
  • Large Senior Care Portfolio Trades Hands

    A portfolio comprising senior care assets across Washington State recently sold with the help of JCH Senior Housing Investment Brokerage. At first, only one of the assets was brought to market, but an offer emerged for the entire nine-facility portfolio. The price for the skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living campuses ranged... Read More »
  • Stellar Senior Living and Clarion Partners’ Active March

    Stellar Senior Living announced it completed three transactions with Clarion Partners in March. In one of the deals, they completed the recapitalization of The Gallery at Spokane in Spokane, Washington, which was rebranded as The Grand at Spokane. Developed in 2024 by NexCore Group, the community offers 137 independent living, assisted living and... Read More »
  • Otterbein Senior Life Affiliates with Michigan CCRC

    A CCRC in Jackson, Michigan, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Otterbein Senior Life. The campus features 318 independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing units/beds on 22 acres. Kauhale Healthcare Management began managing the community in 2022 following the purchase and refinancing of outstanding bonds by Lapis Advisers. Visa... Read More »
  • ESI Adds Capital Markets & Debt Advisory Team

    Evans Senior Investments has expanded its platform to now include a dedicated Capital Markets & Debt Advisory team to source debt solutions for its clients. Complementary to its brokerage/investment sales services and benefitting from Evans’ robust lender network, the new platform will facilitate acquisition financings, refinancings,... Read More »
Ensign Grows Again

Ensign Grows Again

The Ensign Group announced two separate transactions that closed on the same day involving several assets. First, Ensign acquired the real estate and operations of Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation, a 204-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springdale Village Post Acute, a 122-bed skilled nursing facility, both in Mesa, Arizona. The real estate was acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc.  Ensign next acquired the real estate and operations of Polaris Extended Care and Polaris Transitional Care, a skilled nursing facility with 146 beds in Anchorage, Alaska; Horizon House, a 90-unit seniors housing community in Anchorage, Alaska; Mt. Angel Health and... Read More »
Oxford Finance Closes Major Credit Facility

Oxford Finance Closes Major Credit Facility

Oxford Finance closed a $256.85 million senior credit facility for a client in California. Proceeds were primarily used to refinance four skilled nursing facilities featuring 356 total beds and acquire thirteen skilled nursing facilities with 1,451 total beds across the state. The acquired portfolio featured facilities built from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, with occupancy in the low- to mid-90s. They were previously owned by a third-party real estate owner and an owner/operator that was retiring. A regional owner/operator was the buyer and had a strong existing relationship with Oxford. The transaction closed just 20 days after term sheets were signed. Read More »
Carlton Senior Living Secures Fannie Mae Loan

Carlton Senior Living Secures Fannie Mae Loan

Aron Will, Andrew Behrens, and Adam Mincberg originated a cash-out, $18.5 million, 10-year fixed loan through CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS Lending Platform on behalf of Carlton Senior Living for Carlton Senior Living Pleasant Hill – Downtown. The refinance allowed Carlton to reconstitute its original joint venture ownership into a closely held Tenant-in-Common ownership structure. Originally built in 1997, the community features a total of 119 assisted living and 12 memory care units with 24 beds in Pleasant Hill, California. Carlton Senior Living has renovated the community since development.  Following a renovation in 2024, the community demonstrated sustained operational performance... Read More »

The Best M&A Data: 30 Years and Counting

When you need reliable statistics on the senior care M&A market, there is only one place to go. LevinPro LTC. I am happy to report that we have just published the 30th Edition of our Senior Care Acquisition Report, which covers the seniors housing continuum as well as skilled nursing. Here you will find key price per unit and bed stats, cap rates, NOI per unit, state-by-state valuation metrics and much, much more.  This year, we had a record number of transactions from which to pull the necessary financial data to bring you the most comprehensive report ever. Not only is it comprehensive, but it is the only one in the industry available to investors, lenders and operators, as no... Read More »
Welltower Acquiring Amica Senior Lifestyles Portfolio

Welltower Acquiring Amica Senior Lifestyles Portfolio

In the largest seniors housing transaction recorded since 2021, Welltower is purchasing a portfolio of 38 high-end seniors housing communities and nine entitled development parcels in Canada for aggregate consideration of C$4.6 billion, or US$ $3.185 billion. The seller was Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which made its initial platform investment in Amica in 2010 alongside co-founders Douglas MacLatchy and Robert Ezer.  The portfolio has grown to 24 stabilized, income-producing properties and seven recently opened properties still in lease up that are located in some of Canada’s most affluent markets in Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria. There is a continuum of care... Read More »
Publicly Traded REIT Acquires in Missouri

Publicly Traded REIT Acquires in Missouri

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a newly built seniors housing community in Springfield, Missouri. Built in 2021 and leased up quickly across all three acuity levels, Springhouse Village comprises 37 independent living, 62 assisted living and 32 memory care units across 15.6 acres. The community has had a consistent occupancy at more than 95%.  The seller, an owner/operator and long-time client of SLIB’s, divested the asset to exit the seniors housing industry. The buyer, a publicly traded REIT with a significant seniors housing footprint, was selected after a competitive bidding process in which multiple competitive offers were secured. Jeff Binder and Nick... Read More »
Ensign Grows Again

Florida AL Community Secures Bridge Financing

Berkadia arranged $14.6 million in bridge financing for an assisted living community in New Port Richey, Florida. Managing Directors Ed Williams and Rafael Nobo of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare secured financing for a Florida-based sponsor and first-time client through Berkadia’s bridge lending program.  The 12-month, interest-only loan was used to retire existing debt and return capital to the sponsor for future development. The community was built in 2020 and reached stabilized occupancy within 12 months of opening. Occupancy has remained at or above 95% since that point. Berkadia is expected to close the subsequent HUD refinance by the end of 2025. Read More »
Not-For-Profit Divests to River Oaks of Minnesota

Not-For-Profit Divests to River Oaks of Minnesota

Nick Glaisner of Ziegler facilitated the sale of an assisted living and memory care community in metro Minneapolis on behalf of a not-for-profit organization that serves elderly and disabled people in the Twin Cities. The community has more than 60 beds. The buyer was local operator River Oaks of Minnesota. River Oaks’ portfolio now comprises four AL communities in the metro area. Read More »
Utah Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures Financing

Utah Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures Financing

Capital Funding Group closed a $93.8 million bridge-to-HUD loan on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The deal supported financing for nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 969 beds in Utah. CFG also provided $11 million in accounts receivable financing to support the working capital needs of the portfolio. Tommy Dillion of Capital Funding originated the bridge-to-HUD transaction, and Jeffery Stein of Capital Finance originated the accounts receivable transaction. Read More »
Eden Senior Care Secures Acquisition Financing

Eden Senior Care Secures Acquisition Financing

Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, provided a $54.6 million bridge loan to finance the acquisition of a six-facility skilled nursing portfolio in Pennsylvania. Comprising 925 beds, the portfolio includes Hampton House in Wilkes Barre, Kingston Rehabilitation in Kingston, Pottsville Rehabilitation in Pottsville, Williamsport North and South Rehabilitation in Williamsport and Yeadon Rehabilitation in Yeadon. In conjunction with the bridge loan, Dwight Healthcare Funding also provided a $7 million working capital line of credit with an accordion feature of up to $15 million, which will be used to support the day-to-day operations across all properties. Adam Offman,... Read More »
Grace Management’s Recent Updates

Grace Management’s Recent Updates

Grace Management, which currently operates 70 communities in 22 states, announced the promotion of Brian Storey to President, effective March 1. This transition follows the company’s leadership succession plan, as Storey steps into the role previously held by Guy Geller, who was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on January 1. As part of the structured transition, Michal Penek has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations to backfill Storey’s previous role. Storey joined Grace Management in 2015 and has held key roles across every level of the organization throughout his tenure, demonstrating leadership in operations, strategic development, transitions, turnaround execution and... Read More »