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Boise, Idaho-based Cascadia Healthcare, a regional provider of transitional/skilled nursing care, just expanded its relationship with one of the more active buyers in 2016, CareTrust REIT. A few months after Cascadia sold (and then leased back) its 98-bed skilled nursing facility in Boise to CareTrust for $8.9 million, or $90,816 per bed, the provider broke ground on its latest transitional care development in nearby Nampa. The 99-bed, 52,000-square foot facility, scheduled to open in mid-2017, just received a $2.2 million preferred equity investment from CareTrust. In addition, the REIT will have an option to purchase the property once it is stabilized. Read More »

CareTrust’s buying spree

What has gotten into CareTrust REIT this year? When most other REITs are taking a significant step back in terms of buying, the California-based CareTrust has made 11 acquisitions, for 21 facilities, so far in 2016 (which already equals the number of facilities acquired in 2015). First, the company purchased two communities in North Carolina for $11.7 million, or $113,592 per unit, handled by Evans Senior Investments. The deal included a 16-year old 46-unit assisted living/memory care community and a 17-year old 21-unit memory care community. Premier Senior Living Group will operate the two stabilized properties. Next up, CareTrust bought a 175-unit independent/assisted living community in... Read More »