• Stride Bank’s Recent Activity

    We learned of a number of recent financings provided by Stride Bank for senior care facilities across the country. First, the bank refinanced multiple assets in New Mexico and West Texas. The relationship with this particular borrower began in June 2023 (through Clint Miller of Ziegler) when it was looking to execute a bridge-to-HUD strategy and... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

    A northeastern Ohio portfolio of assisted living/memory care communities sold out of receivership, with the help of Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Dubbed “The Lantern Group Portfolio,” the three communities feature a combined 220 units, split between 135 assisted living and 85 memory care units. Built in 1960, Lantern of Madison... Read More »
  • Spyglass Healthcare Secures Financing

    A growing skilled nursing owner/operator is priming itself for further growth with a new revolving credit facility structured by Grant Goodman of G Capital. Bay Area-based Spyglass Healthcare currently has six facilities in its Northern California portfolio, and it obtained the financing to fund working capital, future acquisitions and general... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

    Harrison Street and Dial Retirement Communities secured a refinance for their seniors housing property in Batavia, Illinois (Chicagoland). The Landings, which opened in Spring 2021, features 142 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It was very well occupied, at 96% with a waitlist. The borrowers wished to refinance the... Read More »
  • Change Coming To Life Care Centers of America

    What is happening at Life Care Centers of America is a great example of how not to establish a succession plan, especially when it involves one of the largest privately owned senior care companies in the country. The company was founded by Forest Preston nearly 75 years ago, and he remains the CEO and sole shareholder of a company that is... Read More »
Providence Group Acquires Plum Healthcare Group

Providence Group Acquires Plum Healthcare Group

Providence Group has acquired Plum Healthcare Group, California’s second-largest skilled nursing facility operator, in an effort to expand Providence’s reach in the western United States. The deal includes Plum’s 58 properties that sold for an undisclosed amount, including 57 nursing homes and one assisted/independent living community, plus the real property on ten of the assets. There are 54 facilities in California and four in Nevada. Capital Funding Group provided financing for the deal.  Plum’s average census as of November 5 was 83%, which is an enviable figure for many in the industry. Helping with the transition is the fact that Providence’s C-Suite leadership have worked with... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Refinances Plum Portfolio

Lancaster Pollard Refinances Plum Portfolio

It’s been quite a lucrative relationship between Lancaster Pollard and California-based skilled nursing operator, Plum Healthcare Group. About 18 months ago, Grant Goodman, Jason Dopoulos, Joe Munhall and Elliot Kaple secured $400 million in bridge financing from Credit Suisse on 27 skilled nursing facilities in California owned by Plum. However, that was short-term, corporate-level recourse-based debt, which did not give Plum much capital flexibility. So, upon closing of that transaction, Lancaster Pollard immediately began work on a HUD refinance, and the time has now come. On behalf of 26 of those facilities, Messrs. Goodman, Dopoulos and Kaple led the way on a $420 million HUD... Read More »