• 60 Seconds with Swett: Navigating the Next Five Years in Seniors Housing M&A

    by | Dec 2, 2025 3:48 pm | 60 Seconds

    Are we entering the golden age of seniors housing? Next year, the first baby boomers will start turning 80, and with the current lack of new construction, occupancy rates are already rising before the real demographic wave hits. Many investors, both veterans and those new to our space, will feel pressure to grow their seniors housing holdings to... Read More »

  • Blackstone Sheds Another Asset from Its Seniors Housing Portfolio

    by | Dec 2, 2025 3:47 pm | Acquisitions

    Blueprint handled a couple of sales in Florida and Nevada. The first in Florida involved a global private equity firm selling a 145-unit assisted living and memory care community in Boca Raton, Florida. Ben Firestone, Dillon Rudy and Jacob Ghel of Blueprint facilitated The Atrium at Boca Raton’s ownership transfer. The community presented certain... Read More »

  • CareTrust REIT Establishes SHOP Platform

    by | Dec 2, 2025 3:44 pm | Acquisitions

    Three Texas seniors housing communities with 270 assisted living and memory care units were acquired by CareTrust REIT, Inc. The publicly traded REIT purchased the communities for $40 million, or $148,100 per unit. This marks the first investment of CareTrust’s SHOP platform. The communities were 86% occupied at the time of acquisition and will... Read More »

  • Ensign Grows Through Separate Transactions in Three States

    by | Dec 2, 2025 3:43 pm | Acquisitions

    The Ensign Group, Inc. increased its portfolio through three separate acquisitions in Kansas, Arizona and Colorado. The publicly traded provider expanded its growing Midwest footprint through its Kansas acquisition of the real estate and operations of Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 45-bed skilled nursing facility in Kansas... Read More »

  • Developer/Operator Divests to PE Firm

    by | Dec 2, 2025 3:42 pm | Acquisitions

    A developer and operator sold Rivertown Ridge, a Class-A seniors housing community in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, Michigan, to a private equity firm. This community, built in 2020, features 152 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, and has exhibited strong performance.  The seller, Redstone Homes, was... Read More »
New Skilled Nursing Construction in Florida

New Skilled Nursing Construction in Florida

by | Aug 1, 2018 7:00 am | Developments

Most of the attention in the Florida development market has gone to assisted living and memory care. Rightfully so. But a brand-new skilled nursing facility is going up in Lakeland, Florida, courtesy of Greystone Healthcare Management and Lake Gibson Village. The 120-bed facility will be located within the existing Lake Gibson Village independent living/assisted living community and will feature a mix of private and semi-private rooms, along with programs that range from orthopedic and cardiac to stroke rehabilitation. Lake Gibson Village is also undergoing a 64-bed memory care expansion on the 45-acre site in addition to massively expanding its independent living services. At a cost of... Read More »
Altercare Grows With Greystone

Altercare Grows With Greystone

by | Jan 30, 2018 1:27 pm | Acquisitions

Ohio-based Altercare Integrated Health Services is significantly expanding operations in its home state, taking over management of eight skilled nursing facilities and 541 total licensed beds. Owned by Greystone Healthcare Management (who also previously operated them), these facilities are located in the towns of Adena, Cambridge, Coshocton, Newark, Somerset, Thornville and Zanesville. The deal expands Altercare’s coverage in Ohio to 27 facilities, in addition to its one location in Michigan. Six of the facilities are expected to sell on February 1, with the remaining two to close in the next several months. Read More »