• Eight Wisconsin Senior Care Assets Sell in Four Deals

    Senior Care Realty had an active October, with a handful of deals closed by Chad Wegner and Bob Richards. The four transactions involved senior care assets spread throughout Wisconsin. In one of the transactions, Chad Wegner of Senior Care Realty sold four assisted living and memory care communities across two campuses in Wisconsin. The... Read More »
  • Public REIT Offloads SNFs Following Lease Non-Renewal

    Blueprint started the fourth quarter well after selling a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in Florida, California and Virginia, on behalf of a public REIT. The existing tenant elected not to renew its master lease, prompting the portfolio divesture. The first closing was completed in Florida for two high-quality SNFs. The two facilities... Read More »
  • Senior Care Owner/Operator Acquires AL Community

    Dan Mahoney and Dillon Rudy of Blueprint were engaged by a Louisiana-based not-for-profit owner/operator to market a 40-unit assisted living community in the Inland Northwest region of Idaho. The property maintained a steady resident base and in-place HUD financing. The organization was divesting because the asset no longer geographically aligned... Read More »
  • Developer Divests to Capital Group

    A Class-A seniors housing community near Wichita, Kansas, found a new owner thanks to Evans Senior Investments. The seller developed the community in 2014 and has operated it since then. There are 101 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Occupancy was consistent around 90%, and the operating margin was in the high-20s,... Read More »
  • Stellar Senior Living Finances Arizona Community

    Marcus & Millichap arranged $22 million in financing for The Springs of Scottsdale, a 143-unit independent living community in Phoenix, Arizona. Paul Winterowd secured the financing with a national life insurance company on behalf of Stellar Senior Living. The sponsor secured a five-year loan at 60% loan-to-value, with a competitive interest... Read More »
Several Companies Report August Occupancy Gains

Several Companies Report August Occupancy Gains

Several companies have released occupancy updates for the month of August, and there were some mixed results. However, for the most part, these top players reported large basis-point gains over several months, and even between July and August. This consistency among businesses bodes well for a return to normalcy in the skilled nursing and seniors housing industries. After announcing their agreement to provide Recovery Centers of America with a $325 million mortgage loan this week, Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. reported occupancy gains across several of their portfolios. Among their top eight skilled nursing operators, they have seen a 554-basis point increase between late December 2020 to... Read More »
National Health Investors Divests Eight Holiday Properties

National Health Investors Divests Eight Holiday Properties

National Health Investors completed the sale of eight independent living communities operated by Holiday Retirement for $115 million, or $126,500 per unit. The REIT expects to realize a gain on the sale of up to $2 million, and there is one more property to sell of the original nine that NHI had slated for divestment earlier this month. Rental income for these eight properties, excluding the impact of any straight-line rents, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $4.2 million. The purchase price for that property should be close to $15 million. The institutional buyer of the portfolio was not named.  There may be further action on NHI’s remaining 18 Holiday... Read More »
60 Seconds with Ben Swett: National Health Investors Issues Another Positive Occupancy Update

60 Seconds with Ben Swett: National Health Investors Issues Another Positive Occupancy Update

Transcript Inflation worries and fears surrounding the delta variant took the stock market and publicly traded senior care companies on a bit of a roller coaster the last couple of days, but we were also delighted to see some positive news come from National Health Investors. From May to June, the REIT saw its occupancy jump across its three major operating partners. The nine SLC properties rose 50 basis points to 79.1%, Bickford’s 42 properties saw a 90-basis point increase to 78.2%, and the 26 properties operated by Holiday Retirement saw census rise by a more modest 20 basis points to rest at 74.1%. Still a long way to go, and we’re not sure what kind of rent discounts are being... Read More »
National Health Investors Issues Another Update

National Health Investors Issues Another Update

National Health Investors is continuing its steady census progress, but the rent deferrals for Bickford Senior Living just will not end. The silver lining is that the deferral amounts are decreasing, from $3 million in both March and April of this year and $2 million in June. Now, the two parties have agreed to $1.5 million in rent deferrals per month in June and July. That will bring Bickford’s total deferred rents with NHI to $11.75 million for the year, so far, which is expected to be repaid over a period of 18 months commencing on October 1, 2021, at an interest rate of 8% from the date of the deferral. That is on top of the $3.75 million of Bickford deferred rent from Q4:20 and... Read More »
National Health Investors Expands Navion Relationship

National Health Investors Expands Navion Relationship

National Health Investors expanded its relationship with Navion Senior Solutions, announcing an acquisition, funding of a community expansion project and funding of a corporate loan for the operator to put towards future development costs. The investments total approximately $13.2 million.  First, NHI acquired a 48-unit assisted living/memory care community in Manchester, Tennessee, adding it to an existing master lease with Navion which has a 12-year maturity, 2.5% annual escalators, and two five-year extensions. The community was purchased for $6.5 million, or $135,400 per unit, excluding about $100,000 of closing costs. That results in an initial yield of 7.5%.  NHI also provided... Read More »