• Brookdale’s Portfolio Stumbles in February

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 »
Access Industries Acquires JEA Senior Living

Access Industries Acquires JEA Senior Living

Access Industries, a private industrial group also with a focus on institutional real estate announced its acquisition of a long-time owner/operator in the senior living space, JEA Senior Living. While the companies have combined, their relationship began earlier this year when Access purchased 10 of JEA’s senior living communities in Washington, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana. JEA’s current portfolio numbers some 50 properties across the U.S., with a focus on memory care. Other properties are still in various stages of development. The Access/JEA combination should prime JEA for further expansion (primarily through acquisitions but some developments, as well) and allow the operator... Read More »
Access Industries Acquires JEA Senior Living

Dubai-Based Private Equity Invests in U.S. Seniors Housing

A Dubai-based private equity firm jumped into the senior living market in a big way, acquiring a group of six properties for a total purchase price over $180 million. GFH Capital, a subsidiary of GFH Financial Group, will own 91% of the portfolio, while a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm, Madison Marquette, is acquiring another 6%. Two of the three operating partners GFH has selected to manage the communities, JEA Senior Living, Senior Resource Group and Independence Village, have also each co-invested in their respective properties. The acquired portfolio is geographically spread out in California, Washington and Michigan, and is currently 93% occupied, on average,... Read More »