• ESI Closes Two SNF Deals

    Evans Senior Investments handled a sale on behalf of an institutional owner/operator in California. The 64-bed skilled nursing facility is in California. The ultimate buyer was also based in California and entered into a new long-term lease agreement with Sun Mar Healthcare, a regional operator with a portfolio of skilled nursing and post-acute... Read More »
  • 30+ SNFs Sell to Large Owner/Operator

    A portfolio of more than 30 skilled nursing facilities totaling over 4,900 beds has sold, allowing the regional skilled nursing owner/operator to exit the industry. Few details were disclosed, and the deal appears to have been done very quietly, but the portfolio spanned between five and 10 states in the Southeast and featured approximately 35... Read More »
  • Scribner Capital and William James Group Team Up Again

    Scribner Capital and William James Group acquired two assisted living and memory care communities in Georgia. The Haven at Fayetteville, a 62-unit assisted living and memory care community that was rebranded from The Oaks, was built in 1999 and was at about 90% occupancy at closing. Located in Athens, The Haven at Cedar Shoals (formerly The Oaks)... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Cash-Flowing Communities

    A trio of well-run seniors housing communities in the Southeast sold to a partnership that included a national owner and a regional operator. Brad Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented another regional owner/operator in the sale. The deal includes two adjacent seniors housing communities in Cumming, Georgia,... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Enters New State

    Vince Viverito and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a distressed skilled nursing facility in rural Colorado. Built as a therapy building in 1912 and converted to a skilled nursing facility in 1964, Lamar Estates features 60 beds on 1.34 acres with 19,394 square feet in the town of Lamar. The non-performing... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Finances Illinois SNF Acquisition

Capital Funding Group Finances Illinois SNF Acquisition

Capital Funding Group announced its involvement in an acquisition financing supporting the purchase of a skilled nursing facility in Pekin, Illinois that closed earlier in April (that we covered in last month’s issue of The SeniorCare Investor. Built in 1964, the facility was previously owned by a California-based individual who had inherited the day-to-day operations from her late husband.   Managing the facility from California proved to be too much for the seller, who decided to retire. Occupancy was 62% at the time, but with a strong 57% quality mix, 52% of the census coming from private pay. However, it was generating a loss of about $200,000 on $5.24 million of revenues.  ... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Funds Acquisition of Pennsylvania SNF

Capital Funding Group Funds Acquisition of Pennsylvania SNF

Craig Casagrande and Andrew Jones of Capital Funding Group secured a bridge loan for a client to acquire a 139-bed skilled nursing facility in Christiana, Pennsylvania (about halfway between Philadelphia and Lancaster). Formerly on the SFF list as recently as 2016, the facility has since achieved a five-star rating from CMS. That’s quite the turnaround. It was formerly owned and operated by Harrison Senior Living, but a new owner (Chaim Steg, according to public records) took over. They secured a $10.8 million loan from Capital Funding Group, plus a $3.5 million line of credit. CFG ultimately expects to refinance the debt through HUD. Read More »
The Portopiccolo Group Makes Another Virginia Purchase

The Portopiccolo Group Makes Another Virginia Purchase

Many skilled nursing owners are exiting the business these days, but family-owned private equity firm The Portopiccolo Group has been actively buying in the last couple of years. Its latest acquisition was the third Virginia property to join its portfolio so far this year, after purchases in Roanoke (February) and Dunn Loring (August). Portopiccolo’s latest target was a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the rural, southern Virigina town of Emporia. Built in 1971, this facility seems to have been a part of every major SNF deal between institutional investors over the years. Before Portopiccolo’s acquisition, it was acquired by Sabra Health Care REIT in 2017 in the REIT’s takeover of Care... Read More »
Capital Funding Secures Bridge Financing for Illinois Portfolio Acquisition

Capital Funding Secures Bridge Financing for Illinois Portfolio Acquisition

A portfolio of six skilled nursing facilities located throughout Illinois sold with the help of bridge financing secured by Capital Funding, LLC. Totaling 594 beds, these facilities are operated by Crown Healthcare, a family-owned company that owns and operates skilled nursing and senior living properties across five states, with its primary focus in the Ohio market. The bridge loan, originated by Craig Casagrande, funds 100% of the acquisition costs. In addition, Capital Funding financed the operations of a seventh skilled nursing facility and also provided about $5.5 million in working capital. Ultimately, they expect to refinance the debt through HUD. This deal follows Capital Funding’s... Read More »
Capital Funding Finances New Jersey Acquisition

Capital Funding Finances New Jersey Acquisition

Capital Funding, LLC financed the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility in New Jersey, and they expect the transaction to come full circle with a HUD refinance in a few years. That business has been good to them, as Capital Funding is coming off 33 transactions and nearly $395 million in volume in HUD’s most recent fiscal year. Craig Casagrande originated the $13.8 million bridge loan. Featuring 126 beds, the facility is operated by Preferred Care. Read More »