• Ensign Acquires Iowa Skilled Nursing Facility

    Nick Cacciabando and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage helped an industry veteran in Iowa sell his last solely-owned senior care facility, finding a publicly traded buyer in the process. The facility in question was Crystal Heights Care Center, a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Oskaloosa, Iowa, about one hour southeast of Des... Read More »
  • Investor Group Enters the Seniors Sector Through Idaho Purchase

    An assisted living/memory care community in Twin Falls, Idaho, traded with the help of Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. The campus opened in 1989 with an eight-unit building, and added two 15-unit buildings in 2009 and 2015, respectively. Some units were added to each building in 2023 and 2024, and... Read More »
  • Value-Add Owner/Operator Grows in Texas

    Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint got a seniors housing deal across the finish line in Odessa, Texas. Built in 2013 as part of an expansion to an adjacent CCRC, the building has 67 assisted living and memory care units. It had gone through multiple operator changes over the years. The deal was marketed as an... Read More »
  • Seller Divests Its Only Out-Of-State Asset

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors facilitated the successful sale of a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. Built in 1987, the facility was developed by an Ohio-based operator as part of a broader growth initiative. Its occupancy rate was consistently strong, often exceeding 95%. It was the seller’s only out-of-state asset, leading... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Adds to Its Seniors Housing Footprint 

    Foundry Commercial and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group acquired the RoseWood Village Assisted Living and Memory Care communities in Charlottesville, Virginia. The two communities, RoseWood Village at Greenbrier and RoseWood Village at Hollymead, will be operated by Foundry Commercial’s management company, Allegro Living,... Read More »
The IL and CCRC Markets Rule

The IL and CCRC Markets Rule

After suffering in the aftermath of the Great Recession, Independent Living and CCRC property values and occupancy levels have outperformed the rest of the market. Come and learn why and what may happen in the next recession. Sponsored by The Senior Care Acquisition Reports   We are 10 years into the recovery from the Great Recession, which had an outsized impact on the independent living and CCRC market because they are not need driven. Today, occupancy levels are higher than for assisted living and much higher than skilled nursing. Yet many investors, lenders and developers still shy away from these property types. Are they missing something? Next Thursday, November 14, we will be... Read More »
Capitol Seniors Housing Flips Ann Arbor Assisted Living Community

Capitol Seniors Housing Flips Ann Arbor Assisted Living Community

It’s only been two years since Capitol Seniors Housing acquired a 75-unit assisted living/memory care community in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but the time has come to sell. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Chris Remeika of Cushman & Wakefield found a buyer in Kayne Anderson Real Estate, with Provision Living staying on as the operator. No purchase price was disclosed. Originally built in 2000, the community features 63 assisted living and 12 memory care units. When CSH purchased the community from Provision Living in January 2017, they committed to investing in resident care technology, additional common areas and unit renovations. Those projects also eventually included a brand-new... Read More »
CareTrust REIT Adds Escondido Community to Portfolio

CareTrust REIT Adds Escondido Community to Portfolio

San Clemente, California-based CareTrust REIT acquired a memory care community in nearby Escondido (located about 20 miles north of San Diego) and retained the in-place operator Bayshire, LLC, which has managed the property for the seller since 2016. Originally built in 1981 as a skilled nursing facility, the property was converted to memory care and extensively renovated in 2015. It now includes 96 licensed beds in 52 units. Including about $100,000 in transaction costs, the REIT paid $12.6 million, or $242,300 per unit, for the recently-renovated community. Cushman & Wakefield’s team that includes Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker, Tim Hosmer and Bailey Nygard... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield’s Latest Recap

Cushman & Wakefield’s Latest Recap

The Tampa-based Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing team of David Kliewer, Paul Carr and Allen McMurtry followed up on their sale of a 78-bed memory care community in Florida for $19.5 million (as reported in The SeniorCare Investor earlier this month) with the recapitalization of a 114-unit senior living community also located in the southeast. Opened in 2017, the property features 28 independent living, 68 assisted living and 18 memory care units. Current occupancy is around 65%, but no other details were disclosed. Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Sells Stand-Alone Memory Care

Cushman & Wakefield Sells Stand-Alone Memory Care

Allen McMurtry, David Kliewer and Paul Carr of Cushman & Wakefield sold a 78-bed stand-alone memory care community on Florida’s east coast for $19.5 million, or $250,000 per bed.  The community originally opened with 66 MC beds in 2015 and then recently added 12 more beds to bring the total to 78 beds. Occupancy is over 95% and there is additional land to add assisted or independent living. Who says stand-alone memory care does not work? This one clearly does. The buyer was a Florida-based private equity investor. Read More »