• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
Eastern Union Secures Bridge Financing For FL and MA Facilities

Eastern Union Secures Bridge Financing For FL and MA Facilities

The Healthcare Group of Eastern Union secured a large bridge financing to support the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in Florida and the recapitalization of two in Massachusetts. Nachum Soroka, director of the group, led the transaction, with Jacob Schonland also playing a key role. A total of $57 million in bridge debt was arranged, coming with a three-year term, two years of interest only and a floating rate tied to LIBOR. Eastern Union secured the debt on a limited recourse basis at an 85% loan-to-value ratio.  Eastern Union president Ira Zlotowitz and capital markets specialist Michael Wyne also helped on the Florida deal, which included... Read More »
Oxford Finance Secures Credit Facility For Florida SNF Acquisition

Oxford Finance Secures Credit Facility For Florida SNF Acquisition

Oxford Finance closed a large senior credit facility and revolving line of credit to support the acquisition of four skilled nursing facilities in Florida. Pointe Group Care, an owner/operator of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Massachusetts and Florida, was the buyer and borrower.   Totaling $57.2 million, the financing package will also be used to fund working capital and refinance existing debt. Neither party released any other details on the deal. This is not the first transaction closed between Oxford and Pointe Group, and existing relationships have proven key to getting deals done in this pandemic environment.  Read More »
Oxford Finance Secures Credit Facility for Missouri Acquisition

Oxford Finance Secures Credit Facility for Missouri Acquisition

Oxford Finance announced its role in funding SRZ Management’s (Reach LTC) acquisition of a large skilled nursing facility in the St. Louis suburb of Town & Country, Missouri. The buyer received a $7.4 million senior credit facility and revolving line of credit to support the purchase and general working capital. Jeff Binder and Patrick Byrne of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented the seller, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC), in the deal. Built in the 1960s, the facility was set to be replaced by a 187-unit senior living community, which would be developed by Ryan Companies at a cost of about $60 million. However, NHC couldn’t get the project through planning and zoning... Read More »
Vermont Portfolio Sale Funded By Oxford Finance

Vermont Portfolio Sale Funded By Oxford Finance

Oxford Finance announced its involvement in the sale of a five-skilled nursing facility portfolio in Vermont, which was revealed last month. To support the $46.6 million purchase price, Oxford provided a $44.6 million credit facility and revolving line of credit to the buyer, MDA Capital Group, LLC.  Four years ago, Genesis HealthCare acquired the portfolio for $39 million from Revera, Inc. Located in Bennington, Burlington, Berlin, Springfield and St. Johnsbury, they have an average age of nearly 45 years and total 527 licensed beds. Meridian Capital Group handled the transaction and helped arranged the financing package with Oxford.  Read More »
Oxford Finance Funds Wisconsin SNF Acquisition

Oxford Finance Funds Wisconsin SNF Acquisition

Oxford Finance secured a senior credit facility and revolving line of credit for a partnership to acquire two skilled nursing facilities and a combined 158 beds in Wisconsin. That partnership is between AB Asset Management LLC, a vertically integrated real estate company based in Miami Beach, and Vitalogy Property Holdings LLC, a growing owner/operator founded in 2015 by Levi Rudd and Louis Kass.   Vitalogy is expanding its existing operating platform in the Midwest and also partnered with Symmetry Healthcare, a provider of back office support services in the healthcare industry, to acquire the properties. To fund the deal, Oxford closed both the... Read More »