• Omega Invests in Saber Healthcare Joint Venture

    by | Nov 3, 2025 8:26 am | Acquisitions

    Omega Healthcare Investors released its third quarter earnings and made some news when it disclosed the acquisition of a 49% equity interest in a joint venture with Saber Healthcare. The JV will own and lease 64 skilled nursing facilities that were previously wholly owned by affiliates of Saber, which will retain a 51% equity interest in the JV... Read More »

  • Health Systems as Sellers in Three Transactions

    by | Nov 3, 2025 8:25 am | Acquisitions

    Cain Brothers advised on a trio of senior care transactions involving health systems as sellers, which could be a growing trend, particularly among any resource-constrained systems. Conversely, other systems may see the need to own skilled nursing beds in the future in order to control the transfer of their post-acute patients to SNFs and free up... Read More »

  • Large Ohio Operator Takes on Vacant SNF Beds

    by | Nov 3, 2025 8:23 am | Acquisitions

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors facilitated the sale of 26 skilled nursing beds from a facility in Ohio and coordinated the repurposing of the real estate for future behavioral health services. The owners made the decision to close the facility after determining that the small size of the building prevented it from achieving the operational... Read More »

  • Not-For-Profits Secure Bond Financings

    by | Nov 3, 2025 8:22 am | Financings

    Ziegler announced the successful pricing of $34.0 million Series 2025 bonds for The Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center, Inc. d/b/a Carol Woods. Carol Woods is a North Carolina not-for-profit organization incorporated in July 1972 by a group of local citizens to develop, own and operate a CCRC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Currently,... Read More »

  • Ventas Posts Healthy Q3 With Robust Acquisition Activity

    by | Oct 31, 2025 8:40 am | Acquisitions

    Among the earnings results trickling out this month, it will be impossible to overshadow Welltower’s announcement with $14 billion in new investment activity and another great quarter of seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP) performance improvements. But Ventas reported healthy results, too, and some significant acquisition volume.  Ventas... Read More »
Strawberry Fields Grows In Kentucky

Strawberry Fields Grows In Kentucky

by | May 18, 2018 10:16 am | Acquisitions

Kentucky’s largest not-for-profit senior living and long-term care provider, Christian Care Communities, worked with Ben Firestone and Michael Segal of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors to sell its 92-bed skilled nursing facility in Louisville. Ideally located near multiple hospitals and other referral sources, the facility was originally built in 1962, but was recently renovated in both 2012 and 2014. Occupancy was around 81%, but trailing cash flows were negative, prompting Blueprint to position the asset as a value-add opportunity. For a purchase price of $6.5 million, the facility ultimately sold to Strawberry Fields REIT, which leased it to Landmark Group to operate. The deal... Read More »
CBRE Closes Five Financings

CBRE Closes Five Financings

by | May 18, 2018 10:11 am | Financings

Aron Will of CBRE showed off his strength and variety this month, closing five transactions so far in May. First was a $10.2 million Freddie Mac loan arranged on behalf of Chicago Pacific Founders to acquire a 100-unit independent living/assisted living community in Easley, South Carolina. The loan came with a seven-year floating-rate term and 42 months of interest only. Mr. Will also arranged acquisition financing for a global investment manager for its purchase of two assisted living/memory care communities in Cincinnati, Ohio and Salt Lake City, Utah. Both were originally developed by CA Ventures in partnership with another institutional equity partner and Senior Lifestyle Corporation.... Read More »
CBRE Finances Willows of Easley

CBRE Finances Willows of Easley

by | May 3, 2018 4:23 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

Chicago Pacific Founders turned to Aron Will of CBRE to arrange financing for its latest acquisition in Easley, South Carolina. We reported last month that Evans Senior Investments had represented the independent owner/operator in its sale of a 100-unit independent/assisted living community. Originally built by the seller in 1997 and expanded in 2004, the Easley property was 96% occupied with 100% private pay and operated at a 36% EBITDAR margin. CPF bought it for $14.5 million, or $145,000 per unit, with the help of a $10.2 million Freddie Mac loan that featured a seven-year floating rate term and 42 months of interest only, arranged by Mr. Will. Grace Management will take over management... Read More »
CBRE Does Deal Double

CBRE Does Deal Double

by | Apr 11, 2018 7:01 am | Acquisitions, Financings

The CBRE National Senior Housing group flexed its muscles this week, closing two acquisition financings and an asset sale. First, Lisa Widmier represented HCP in its divestment of a 159-unit independent living/assisted living community in Beaumont, Texas, for an undisclosed price. Featuring a majority of independent living units, the community was built in 1996. Under management by Atria Senior Living, it was 93% occupied as of February. Chicago Pacific Founders stepped in as the buyer, through its affiliate CPF Living Communities, and hired Grace Management to operate. Then, in comes CBRE’s Aron Will, who secured a seven-year floating rate loan, with 24 months of interest only, through... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Jacksonville Assisted Living Community

Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Jacksonville Assisted Living Community

by | Dec 19, 2017 9:22 pm | Acquisitions

After already buying a 124-unit assisted living community in Cincinnati, Ohio this month, Chicago Pacific Founders added another community to its portfolio in December, this time in Jacksonville, Florida. The private equity firm acquired a 189-unit senior living community, with independent living, assisted living and memory care services, in a newly developed residential section of Jacksonville, nearby dining, shopping, medical facilities and, of course, the beaches. Like in all of its transactions, Chicago Pacific Founders hired Grace Management to operate the community. Read More »