• Interview with Bryan Lockard of JLL Value and Risk Advisory

    Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, sat down with Bryan Lockard of JLL Value and Risk Advisory to discuss JLL’s 2024 Seniors Housing and Care Investor Survey and Trends, which you can download here. Read More »
  • Wow…Sonida Senior Living

    The last company in our sector, Sonida Senior Living, finally reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings, and while pretty good, that was not even the story. The story started four weeks ago. In February, the company announced a series of capital transactions which reduced their debt, raised some equity, and provided liquidity to take... Read More »
  • Marcus & Millichap Arranges SNF Leases

    After purchasing four senior care campuses in a large portfolio deal, a seniors housing owner/operator turned to Marcus & Millichap to find new tenants for the skilled nursing portions of each newly acquired campus. Each building was losing close to $1 million annually and had struggled with occupancy and expenses.  While the portfolio... Read More »
  • LSS Absorbs Diakon

    Two large not-for-profits announced that they were combining to create the 12th largest not-for-profit senior living organization in the country. Lutheran Senior Services, based in St. Louis, Missouri, signed an agreement to bring Diakon Senior Living operations and four CCRCs under its umbrella. Both organizations were described by Adam Marles,... Read More »
  • SNF Under Receivership Is Acquired in Kansas

    Marcus & Millichap was brought on by a limited liability company in the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Topeka, Kansas, that was under receivership. The facility, Providence Living Center, comprises 78 beds across 24,000 square feet and focuses on senior residents with mental health needs. Rod Llanos and Colby Haugness handled the... Read More »

Jacaranda Trace ready to grow

Cushman & Wakefield and Capital One teamed up together to recapitalize the luxury 492-unit Jacaranda Trace in Venice, Florida (near Sarasota). Located on 33 acres, the property features 436 independent living units, 20 assisted living units and 36 memory care units all built in stages between 1998 and 2015. The units are also split between entrance fee, rental and fee simple contracts. The owner, ROC Seniors Housing, in a joint venture with existing principals of Freedom Senior Management, plans to expand the property to include an additional 120 IL and AL apartments. The financing was arranged by Aaron Rosenzweig, Timothy Hosmer and Caryn Miller of Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior... Read More »

ROC’s busy 2015

It’s been a busy 2015 for ROC Seniors Housing Fund Manager, which is part of Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group Advisors. So far this year, ROC has acquired 21 senior living communities in nine different states, totaling 2,247 units, coming on the heels of a 14-property, $230 million-deal announced in September 2014. Not all of the 2015 transactions had revealed prices, but the price per units ranged from $77,700 per unit for a 345-unit senior living community in Glendale, Arizona, up to $246,700 per unit for a portfolio of 4 assisted living communities in Texas. The most recent transaction, announced last week, was the purchase of 14 senior living properties (with 1,038 units of... Read More »