• 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 »
Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Christian Community Homes, a regional not-for-profit, added to its western Wisconsin portfolio with the acquisition of a 32-unit independent living community in Osceola for $2.7 million, or $84,400 per unit. Mark van den Broeke of Senior Care Realty handled the transaction on behalf of the family operator that had originally developed the community in 2000. Featuring all private units, the community was 88% occupied and operated at a strong 40% margin. It was the only property owned by the family, which exited the industry with this sale. Christian Community Homes, which owned another skilled nursing/assisted living facility in the area, paid $2.7 million, or $84,400 per unit, at a 9% cap... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Portfolio of 15 AL Communities in Wisconsin Sells

Senior Care Realty is finishing the year strong with the sale of 15 assisted living communities in Wisconsin for $13.35 million, or about $60,000 per unit and $54,700 per licensed bed. Most of the communities are located in rural, northern Wisconsin towns and were built from the mid-1990s to the early-2000s, with a few newer communities in the mix too. Occupancy was in the low-80s before the pandemic but dropped to around 70%, with a roughly 85% Medicaid census. Nevertheless, the portfolio produced a healthy amount of cash flow, or nearly $1.27 million on $7.4 million of revenues, for a 17% margin. That results in a 9.5% cap rate. The seller owns a number of other communities in the state... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Senior Care Realty Handles Wisconsin Transaction

Mark Van Den Broeke of Senior Care Realty certainly had his hands full in the sale of a 66-unit assisted living community in northeast Wisconsin. That’s because in addition to working with the current tenant, he worked with the two individual landlords of the property too. Originally built in 2012, the property is made up of three 22-unit buildings, two of which were owned by one landlord, with the other building owned by the second landlord. Occupancy was 79%, with a 100% Medicaid census, and in 2018 it was earning about $500,000 in NOI on nearly $2.5 million of revenues. The tenant, who owned the operations, was looking to exit the business when the lease ended in a few years, but she... Read More »
Wisconsin Selling Spree from Senior Care Realty

Wisconsin Selling Spree from Senior Care Realty

Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty drew on his years of experience to close three sales of assisted living communities located throughout Wisconsin. First up, he represented an individual owner in her sale of a 50-unit AL community in a small town about 25 minutes outside of Green Bay. Originally built as a 16-unit community in 1997 but expanded by another 34 units in 2002, it was well occupied at 91%. However, its private pay census was between 15% to 20%, limiting its cash flow, which was over $350,000 on $1.46 million of revenues. The new owner, AC Capital Partners, will look to improve that census mix, using their experience and existing presence in the state. The final purchase price... Read More »

Senior Care Realty Gets It Done

There was a roadblock, but Senior Care Realty’s Daren Dudgeon sold a 60-unit assisted living campus in Wisconsin. A husband and wife team had gradually built the campus over the years, starting with a 20-unit (20-bed) building in 1997, then another, and finally a third identical building added in 2005. Each building featured a common room, kitchen and dining room, while all the rooms came with at least a half-bathroom. The owners even had land for a fourth building and had been in partnership with another local mom-and-pop, but they recently decided to retire and sell the campus, which was around 94% occupied, with a 58% private pay census. Despite the less-than-optimal payor mix,... Read More »