• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson’s Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a 144-unit seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
The Members Breakfast with Alan Butler

The Members Breakfast with Alan Butler

On May 4th, 2017, we hosted the seventh installment of The SeniorCare Investor Members Breakfast at The Princeton Club in New York City. Our special guest at the subscriber-only event was Erickson Living CEO, Alan Butler.  For 45 minutes, Mr. Butler sat down with our Editor, Steve Monroe, to discuss his joining Erickson in 2010, the company’s emergence from bankruptcy, and the future of the CCRC model. Subscribers can watch the discussion below.... Read More »
The Audience Has Spoken

The Audience Has Spoken

On April 27, The SeniorCare Investor’s Steve Monroe moderated a webinar entitled “Investing in the CCRC and Independent Living Market,” with panelists Breck Collingsworth of Resort Lifestyle Communities, Adam Kane of Erickson Living and Rick Swartz of Cushman & Wakefield. During the wide-ranging 90-minute discussion, which you can listen to here, the panel tackled CCRC valuations, cap rates, the IL/CCRC development market, whether these property types will suffer in the next recession as much as the last one. We also brought in the audience a few times to get their insight. First, we asked which property should have a higher cap rate, 100% independent living or a mix of IL, assisted... Read More »

Erickson Living’s third CCRC in New Jersey—underway and selling well

Construction is underway on Lantern Hill, Erickson Living’s new, 540,000-square-foot CCRC on 21 acres in New Providence, New Jersey—about 20 miles west of New York City. This will be Erickson’s 18th senior living community and its third in northern/central New Jersey. Upon completion, Lantern Hill will have five interconnected buildings that comprise 275 independent living apartments (one- and two-bedroom units) and 85 continuing care residences that offer assisted living, memory care, long-term care, and short-term rehabilitation. Residents will enjoy a fitness facility with an indoor swimming pool, along with a wide range of services and amenities, such as restaurants, housekeeping, and... Read More »