• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    by | May 27, 2026 8:23 am | 60 Seconds, Opinion

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »

  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    by | May 27, 2026 8:21 am | Uncategorized

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »

  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    by | May 27, 2026 8:20 am | Acquisitions

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »

  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    by | May 27, 2026 8:17 am | Acquisitions

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »

  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    by | May 27, 2026 8:16 am | Uncategorized

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
Sabra Health Care REIT Grows Its Southern California Portfolio

Sabra Health Care REIT Grows Its Southern California Portfolio

by | Nov 26, 2019 3:01 pm | Acquisitions

Sabra Health Care REIT has teamed up with Scottsdale, Arizona-based owner/operator Cadence Living to grow its senior living portfolio with the purchase of an assisted living/memory care community in Poway, California (San Diego MSA). Located adjacent to a 149-bed skilled nursing facility and near the Palomar Hospital, the community is spread out on 32 acres with seven separate buildings. It is unique in that it offers a horticultural-therapy program that grows more than 20,000 pounds of organic fruits and vegetables on several fields and greenhouses located throughout the property. There are of course many benefits to this program, from the obvious farm-to-table meals to providing excess... Read More »
Cadence Living Making Moves in Arizona

Cadence Living Making Moves in Arizona

by | Jun 13, 2019 1:03 pm | Developments

A Scottsdale, Arizona-based senior living operator is set for a major expansion into its home state, joining other builders in the booming Phoenix metro market. Cadence Living and its San Diego-based development partner Global Seniors Housing acquired the 7.7-acre plot in the town of Chandler (about 20 miles southeast of Phoenix) and is set to start construction on the project later this year. Estimated about a cost of $46 million, or about $240,000 per unit, the community will feature 191 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community will join Cadence’s brand-new community in Glendale, which opened this March with 165 senior living units, plus two... Read More »