• Brookdale’s Portfolio Stumbles in February

    by | Mar 10, 2026 3:34 pm | Uncategorized

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its February 2026 occupancy numbers, and if the remaining cold weather months even closely resemble what the company has posted so far this winter, they will need to do some serious heavy lifting this summer to progress in its census rebound.  All of its reported occupancy figures, including consolidated and... Read More »

  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The State of the Healthcare M&A Market

    by | Mar 10, 2026 3:24 pm | 60 Seconds

    I attended the McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Private Equity Conference in Miami Beach last week, and the buzz mostly centered around increased investment in outpatient care, AI in healthcare and a persistent bid-ask spread that has kept healthcare M&A relatively steady, and down when comparing it to the seniors housing and care... Read More »

  • Newmark Reports Slew of February Deals

    by | Mar 10, 2026 3:23 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    The Newmark seniors housing team reported an active February, with six investment sales and four significant debt transactions. First, outside of Chicago, the team sold Clarendale of Mokena, a 156-unit seniors housing community featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community was built in 2015 by Ryan... Read More »

  • Improving SNF Sells to Newer Skilled Nursing Entrant

    by | Mar 10, 2026 3:21 pm | Acquisitions

    A regional skilled nursing owner/operator divested one of its senior care facilities in western Nebraska after deciding to refocus its operational efforts in a more condensed regional footprint. The owner/operator engaged Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint to run the process.  Built in 1960, Monument Rehabilitation and Care... Read More »

  • AEW Capital Management Divests to Joint Venture

    by | Mar 10, 2026 3:20 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled the sale and financing of The Sheridan of Green Oaks, which Town Lane and Arcole acquired, marking the joint venture’s fifth seniors housing investment in their inaugural $1.25 billion real estate fund. Built in 2016 by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, the Class-A community comprises 78 independent... Read More »
Cornerstone Healthcare Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Cornerstone Healthcare Files For Bankruptcy Protection

by | Dec 2, 2019 6:00 am | Opinion

Cornerstone Healthcare, an operator of skilled nursing facilities in the Pacific Northwest, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The CEO, Will Masterson, announced the reorganization in a statement filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Washington that listed lender and lessor issues as the reason for it. Operations across the portfolio weren’t great leading up to the bankruptcy, but they certainly could have been worse. The portfolio includes 14 SNFs and one assisted living community in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with total capacity of 1,508 beds. Occupancy was 78% based on that capacity. In the year to date through September 2019, the company generated more... Read More »