• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Monticello Asset Management Assists New York SNF With Bridge Financing

Monticello Asset Management Assists New York SNF With Bridge Financing

One of New York City-based Monticello Asset Management’s investment vehicles originated $8.03 million in first lien debt on behalf of the new owner of a 140-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. Leroy Operating, LLC (the borrower) used the funds to purchase the 40-year old facility, which currently has a five-star rating from CMS. In addition to traditional long-term care, the facility also features a 40-bed non-secure memory care unit and a 28-bed short-term or sub-acute therapy unit on its 8.2-acre campus. Ancillary services include physical, occupational and speech therapies too. The borrower expects to refinance through HUD in the coming years. Read More »
Monticello Finances Massachusetts Portfolio Deal

Monticello Finances Massachusetts Portfolio Deal

Monticello Asset Management successfully originated nearly $70 million in bridge-to-HUD financing to facilitate the purchase of a four-property skilled nursing portfolio in Massachusetts. Consisting of 616 total beds (100 of which are for assisted living), the four facilities each average about 70,000 square feet and have an average age over 20 years old. The buying entity’s principals have over 15 years of experience owning and operating SNFs, and they plan to leverage that knowledge to improve operations at the facilities. Monticello, which was founded in 2014 by principals Thomas Lally, Alan Litt and Jonathan Litt, arranged $69.3 million in first lien debt financing to fund the... Read More »