• 2nd Quarter Investor Call: The Great Debates of Senior Care

    On Thursday, July 17, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor Ben Swett hosted SCI’s latest webinar, dubbed The Great Debates of Senior Care, with panelists ​​Dan Revie of Ziegler, Scott Hougham of Sage, and Michael Feinstein of Focus Healthcare Partners. Issues such as the chances of having a unit shortfall, whether cap rates are too low, the... Read More »
  • Ventas Acquires in Washington State

    Ventas expanded its portfolio through a recent acquisition of a seniors housing community in Washington State. Built in 2003, MorningStar at Silver Lake is in Everett, Washington, with 113 independent living and 35 assisted living units. The in-place operator will continue to manage the community going forward. MorningStar Senior Living has been... Read More »
  • Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

    Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two Class-A independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities: Grand Living at Citrus Hills and Grand Living at Bridgewater. The pair of seniors housing communities have a combined total of 337 units, and are located in Hernando, Florida, and Coralville, Iowa, respectively. Managing... Read More »
  • Blueprint Closes Lease-to-Purchase Transaction

    A large New York-based seniors housing owner engaged Blueprint to explore the sale of an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes handled the transaction. Ownership acquired the asset several years prior while in distress and brought on Viva Senior Living as manager to execute a... Read More »
  • BHI Provides Bridge Loan

    BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim B.M., provided $49 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for a portfolio of three seniors housing communities in the suburbs of Detroit. The portfolio consists of Hampton Manor of Dundee, Hampton Manor of Trenton and Hampton Manor of Hamburg. Together, the communities total 221 units, with 171 assisted living... Read More »
SLIB Closes Georgia Assisted Living Sale

SLIB Closes Georgia Assisted Living Sale

At the start of September, Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Brad Clousing and Patrick Byrne closed the sale of an assisted living community in Woodstock, Georgia. The pair also assisted the buyer in assuming attractive HUD debt on the property with a 2.62% interest rate. We’re sure that motivated the buyer to get the deal done.  Originally built in 1996, this community features 33 assisted living units and has historically been well occupied since then. Census dipped in recent months but shot back up to 95% right before close. In the last 12 months, the community brought in nearly $90,000 in EBITDAR on nearly $1.1 million of revenues, so that 8% margin could be improved. It is well... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Michigan Senior Care Campus

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Michigan Senior Care Campus

Ryan Saul, Joe Young and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage successfully sold a senior care campus in Jackson, Michigan. Originally built in 2010, the property comprises 90 total units, split between 50 private skilled nursing beds and 40 assisted living units. Historically, it operated well with occupancy consistently around 95%. Census was impacted during the Michigan stay at home mandate, but it quickly recovered above 90% again. The campus also boasted a quality mix above 50%, making it an attractive acquisition prospect, we are sure.   The seller was Trilogy Health Services, which owns and operates communities across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. With an... Read More »
Two Texas SNFs Acquired

Two Texas SNFs Acquired

Senior Living Properties, through its affiliate SLP Operations LLC, acquired two skilled nursing facilities in Texas, bringing its total portfolio in the Lone Star State to 41 facilities. The acquisition included a 111-bed facility in West Orange (on the border with Louisiana) and a 107-bed facility in Texas City, about 40 miles southeast of Houston on Galveston Bay. Both facilities offer skilled nursing, physical therapy, post-acute care, long-term care, rehabilitation services, respite care and memory care.  Just last month, SLP Operations acquired two other Texas facilities In Mineola and Johnson City. Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the... Read More »
Two Texas SNFs Acquired

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Announces Four Closings

The floodgates opened at Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Just as we entered July, the firm announced four closings for three skilled nursing facilities and a memory care community. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito first represented a local owner/operator in their sale of a 59-unit memory care community in Springfield, Oregon (Eugene MSA). This was the seller’s only senior living community, but they will stay on as a consultant post-closing.   Originally built in 1988 and expanded in 1996, the community comprised nine buildings across the 5.06-acre campus. It was well occupied at 98%, but new ownership could improve the operating margin which stood at 17% on about $6.52... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Brookdale Sale

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Brookdale Sale

Sales are still getting done at Senior Living Investment Brokerage, with Brad Clousing, Jeff Binder and Patrick Burke handling the sale of a 78-unit assisted living community in Northport, Alabama. In 2019, Mr. Clousing had also sold a 161-bed skilled nursing facility in Northport, so we’re sure that experience helped in this transaction.  Built in 1999, the community is situated on about four acres along the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa. In addition to the 68 assisted living units, it includes 10 units and 16 beds of memory care. A Mid-Atlantic-based owner/operator bought the community, its second in the state of Alabama, and plans to invest in physical plant... Read More »