• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    by | Mar 13, 2026 3:56 pm | Acquisitions

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »

  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    by | Mar 13, 2026 3:26 pm | Acquisitions

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »

  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    by | Mar 13, 2026 3:22 pm | Acquisitions

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »

  • Inspirit Senior Living Appoints New President

    by | Mar 13, 2026 3:12 pm | Uncategorized

    Torey Riso is heading back to the operating world, joining Inspirit Senior Living as President on March 16. He joins Dave McHarg, who is the CEO of Inspirit and Founding Partner of the company. Since its founding in 2015, Inspirit has grown to 37 properties under management, with Inspirit holding an equity interest in around half of those. ... Read More »

  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    by | Mar 13, 2026 3:07 pm | Acquisitions

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
Merrill Gardens Buys Big

Merrill Gardens Buys Big

by | Nov 5, 2019 3:35 pm | Acquisitions

Merrill Gardens, known more developing seniors housing communities than acquiring them, has acquired Blue Harbor, a Portland, Oregon-based company that currently manages 21 communities in 13 states. The seller was Fortress Investment Group. For Merrill Gardens, it is somewhat of a two-fer, as Blue Harbor’s CEO, Tana Gall, is joining Merrill Gardens as its CEO, replacing David Eskenazy who announced his retirement last month. What’s more, Gall was president of Merrill Gardens from 2013 to 2015 before leaving to start her own consulting company, but was then recruited by Blue Harbor. She also worked at Leisure Care for 19 years, rising to be president there. Not a bad resume. Merrill Gardens... Read More »