• LTC Properties Buys into SHOP Growth

    by | Feb 26, 2026 4:18 pm | Acquisitions

    LTC Properties released its 2025 fourth quarter results and 2026 guidance, and in it reiterated its shift toward its newly established SHOP segment. During the second quarter of the year, the company established the segment, marking its shift in focus from the skilled nursing sector. Later in Q2, it terminated its Anthem Memory Care triple-net... Read More »

  • Portland IL/AL Community Finds New Purpose in Multi-Family

    by | Feb 26, 2026 4:01 pm | Acquisitions

    Calaroga Terrace has traded hands, from a national owner/operator to a regional developer. The community sits is north of the Oregon Convention Center, in downtown Portland, Oregon. Built in 1968 and renovated in 2016, the 15-story high rise is situated on just under one acre and features 181 independent living and 84 assisted living units. The... Read More »

  • New England SNFs Struggling to Breakeven Sell

    by | Feb 26, 2026 4:00 pm | Acquisitions

    Blueprint represented a private equity investor in its divestment of a 302-bed skilled nursing portfolio in New England. The facilities had challenged occupancies, however, they generated approximately $27 million in revenue. Inflated operating costs took its toll on EBITDAR, with the asset struggling to breakeven. Dubbed Project Red Coats, the... Read More »

  • Assisted Living Portfolio Secures Refinance

    by | Feb 26, 2026 3:58 pm | Financings

    Berkadia announced the refinancing of a nine-property assisted living portfolio spanning Ohio and Pennsylvania. Steve Muth, Garrett Sacco, Austin Sacco and Alec Rosenfeld arranged the $114.37 million financing through Bloomfield Capital Partners, LLC on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture with an experienced owner and New Perspective Senior... Read More »

  • Lument Rolls Out Seniors Housing Investment Sales Platform

    by | Feb 26, 2026 3:58 pm | Uncategorized

    Alex Florea and Kevin Lukehart have joined the Lument team as managing director and director, respectively. This expands Lument’s real estate investment sales platform into seniors housing. Florea will lead the team, working closely with John Sebree, head of real estate investment sales, and Aaron Becker, head of seniors housing and healthcare... Read More »
The Sky Is Falling, At Least At Skyline

The Sky Is Falling, At Least At Skyline

by | Mar 30, 2018 7:02 am | Opinion

Over the past couple of years, we have been watching as a company called Skyline Healthcare seemed to come out of nowhere to becoming a national operator of skilled nursing facilities with perhaps 120 or more facilities under management. This has occurred in a very short period of time, and many of their properties came from Golden Living, as that company, after some run-ins with various state regulatory agencies, switched from being an operator to a landlord. To do that, you need a lot of providers to step in and lease your buildings, or maybe a few to take over operations for a lot of them. It looks like Skyline became a go-to provider for them. Two states, however, have taken over... Read More »