• SLIB’s Red-Hot Start to May

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage shot out of the gates in May, announcing six separate closings within just a couple of days. The closings included a couple of portfolios, two seniors housing asset sales and two skilled nursing deals. SLIB is on track for another record-breaking year. The largest deal was an eight-property seniors housing... Read More »
  • Independent Living Asset Near Breakeven Changes Hands

    Blueprint handled the sale of a 60-unit independent living community located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. At the time of sale, the property was operating around breakeven and offered the opportunity for upside. The option to transition the community to an assisted living waiver model was presented, but the incoming regional owner/operator... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Leans Further Into SHOP Growth

    National Health Investors is continuing to lean into its SHOP segment, having invested $742.5 million into the strategy throughout the first quarter, a 106% increase from the prior year period. Year-to-date, the REIT has announced $212.4 million of investments, and is continuing to evaluate additional opportunities, focusing on private pay... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Secures Refinancing

    T7 Capital, a boutique seniors housing and healthcare advisory firm founded by industry veterans Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, recently arranged a large bank refinancing for a portfolio of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets in Massachusetts. Working on behalf of a New York-based family office, T7 secured a $57.979 million loan from... Read More »
  • Regional Bank Provides Financing for MC Community

    Jeremy Warren of Montgomery Intermediary Group arranged a refinancing for a client’s 48-unit memory care community in Merrillville, Indiana. Originally built in 2016, the community was stabilized and had an approaching debt maturity. The owner sought to retire both the existing bank debt and an outstanding seller note from the initial... 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 »