• Michigan AL Communities Trade with Turnaround Potential

    Madison Meiser and Bill Meiser of Meiser Commercial Real Estate completed two separate seniors housing transactions in Michigan. All parties involved had experience in the senior care sector, making the transactions smooth, aside from routine negotiations. The first transaction to close was in Plymouth.  Built in 1980, the assisted living... Read More »
  • Not-For-Profit SNF Owner Expands in Texas

    A large not-for-profit owner of skilled nursing facilities in Texas added another facility to its portfolio in the Lone Star State. Set in the town of Georgetown just north of Austin, The Wesleyan was founded in 1962 in collaboration with The Methodist Church, but the current 40-acre campus was built in 2008 and expanded its offerings to include... Read More »
  • Phorcys Capital Partners Acquires AL/MC Community Through Receivership Sale

    Phorcys Capital Partners acquired Village Veranda at Lady Lake, a 125-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lady Lake, Florida, adjacent to The Villages. Opened in 2019, the community was developed by Gordon Cos., Village Veranda Lady Lake LLC and SRI Management, which has operated the community since the start. SRI will stay on as... Read More »
  • 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 »
The Future of Medicaid Block Grants

The Future of Medicaid Block Grants

Our editor Steve Monroe moderated a webinar on June 8 called “Skilled Nursing Reimbursement Under Trump Care” with panelists Joshua Jandris of IPA Seniors Housing and Marc Zimmet of Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, where they discussed Medicare reimbursement changes, the future of Medicaid managed care plans and the next shoe to drop on the reimbursement front under a Trump administration. If you are interested in hearing the 90-minute discussion, you can purchase the webinar here. During the webinar, Mr. Monroe brought in the audience to voice their opinion too, and here are the results: Do you think Medicare SNF payments should basically fund the shortfall of Medicaid payments, such as... Read More »
A Not-for-Profit’s Skilled Nursing Saga

A Not-for-Profit’s Skilled Nursing Saga

After several years of operational difficulties and financial losses, a not-for-profit owner is selling its 75-bed skilled nursing facility in Odessa, Texas, with the help of Charles Hilding, Ryan Fleming, Mark Myers and Joshua Jandris of IPA Seniors Housing. The facility, which we believe to be on the older side, hadn’t always been a financial drain. In fact, as recently as 2014, it generated revenues of over $3 million and operated at a 10% margin. However, ownership extensively renovated the building in 2015/16, which required the closure of a wing. The project hit both operations and the owner’s liquidity hard, prompting the sale. The buyer, Trinity Healthcare, assumed operations in... Read More »
IPA Seniors Housing’s High Quality Sale

IPA Seniors Housing’s High Quality Sale

We hope the team of Mark Myers and Joshua Jandris from IPA Seniors Housing had a big celebratory dinner in San Diego for their latest skilled nursing transaction, which involved seven facilities and 1,456 total licensed beds. Called “The McGuire Portfolio,” these facilities are located mainly in the Buffalo, New York area (five), with one in East Patchogue, Long Island and one in Warren, Michigan. The Warren facility was the largest with 297 beds, while the others range from 153 to 216 beds. Occupancy was the lowest at the Michigan facility (at 90%), but was consistent at around 96% across the rest of the portfolio, which averaged roughly 35 years old. The portfolio was made more... Read More »