• CBRF Trades in Wisconsin

    A community-based residential facility in southern Wisconsin came under new ownership. The seller had acquired the facility a couple of years ago and brought it to stabilization. They also conducted renovations in 2025 on the physical plant, which was originally built in 2001. The ultimate buyer was a Midwest ownership group that was looking to... Read More »
  • Watch The SeniorCare Investor’s Q1 Investor Call

    The SeniorCare Investor convened a panel on April 23 to discuss key topics front and center for investors. Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, moderated the discussion. Blueprint sponsored the Q1 2026 Investor Call webinar, with Kyle Hallion, Senior Director at Blueprint, joining. Investment firm perspectives came from Natalie... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Joint Venture Acquires IL Community

    Blueprint closed the sale of Parkwood Retirement, a 147-unit independent living community in Bedford, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth MSA). Sitting adjacent to the Texas Health HEB hospital campus, Parkwood has demonstrated consistent and strong operating performance, with occupancy hovering around 95% for several years. There was still some meaningful... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Secures HUD Financing

    A senior care portfolio secured $64.96 million in HUD financing for the refinance of three properties in Pennsylvania. Greystone provided the financing, with the deal originated by Christopher Clare and additional team members including David Young, Ben Rubin, Ryan C. Harkins, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher assisting on the transaction. The... Read More »
  • National Health Investors’ CFO Retires

    National Health Investors’ John Spaid, Executive Vice President and CFO, will retire effective July 1, 2026. The company will appoint Todd Siefert as Executive Vice President Corporate Finance, effective June 1, 2026, and he will succeed Spaid as CFO. Also as part of the transition, Dana Hambly has been promoted to Senior Vice President of... Read More »
Bank Leumi Finances In Florida

Bank Leumi Finances In Florida

Bank Leumi provided a couple of Florida financings for owners of assisted living communities. First was a five-year $9.3 million acquisition loan provided to a South Florida-based owner/operator, Priority Life Care, to purchase two senior living properties in western Broward County. The Margate community features 111 licensed beds along with memory care services, while the Davie community is smaller, with just 20 beds. They join Priority’s existing portfolio of seven properties in Florida and 11 properties in seven other states. Bank Leumi also provided a $4.8 million, three-year term loan to refinance a 75-bed assisted living community in Orlando, Florida. The borrower, a Florida-based... Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Closes Landmark Deal

Strawberry Fields REIT Closes Landmark Deal

South Bend, Indiana-based Strawberry Fields REIT continued its steady growth with the addition of a large 252-bed skilled nursing facility in Louisville, Kentucky to its portfolio, for a price of $21.8 million, or $86,500 per bed. A $15 million loan from Bank Leumi helped facilitate the transaction. The facility was built in 1973 by a local real estate developer, who owned it until his death in 2001. It had been owned by a group of local investors since then. Going forward, The Landmark Group will operate the facility under a lease with Strawberry Fields. First-year rent is expected to be around $2.4 million. Read More »

Bank Leumi finances CCRC sale

When a 234-unit CCRC in St. Charles, Missouri managed by Innovative Management Associates, a Chicago-based seniors housing owner/operator, was acquired for $17 million, or $72,650 per unit, the buyer enlisted the help of Bank Leumi to finance the transaction. Built in 1977, with expansions in 2011 and 2013, the community features 138 independent living units, 32 memory care units, 27 assisted living units (recently converted from IL) and 66 skilled nursing beds. Overall occupancy was around 76%, but that was brought down by the struggling IL component, which was just 51% occupied. So, the buyer will have their hands full with this community, but by increasing IL occupancy to 80%, annual... Read More »

Bank Leumi refinances in Florida

Hely Santeliz of Bank Leumi’s Florida region led the way in structuring two refinancings for senior living properties in Florida totaling $43.7 million. In the first transaction, Bank Leumi structured a $54 million refinancing with it providing $27 million and a regional bank providing the other half for a retirement campus with independent/assisted living and memory care units in Central Florida. And staying in the area, Hely Santeliz also arranged $16.7 million in two credit facilities for Plantation Oaks Senior Living Management, a Florida-based seniors housing owner/operator. The first credit facility was secured by a first mortgage on an existing 67-unit AL/MC community and was... Read More »