• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Great Debates of Senior Care

    Next week for our Second Quarter Investor Call, sponsored by Ziegler, we’ll be trying something different that is sure to be both entertaining and useful for our audience of operators, investors, brokers, lenders and everyone else. We’ll be tackling The Great Debates of Senior Care, covering some of the most important issues facing the industry.... Read More »
  • Thank You Ortelius?

    Brookdale Senior Living just reported June occupancy, and the increases were much better than we expected for a second quarter, which historically has been a mixed bag for the industry. Let’s just say, we were impressed. June’s same-community weighted average occupancy was 81.1%, up 220 basis points year over year and up 50 basis points... Read More »
  • SLIB Sells SNF in New Jersey

    Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage got a skilled nursing sale in New Jersey over the finish line after survey issues caused a buyer switch-up. Built in 1980, Medford Care Center is located in the town of Medford (about an hour east of Philadelphia) and features 180 beds on an 11-acre campus. Operations were not strong, and the... Read More »
  • Carnegie Capital Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Texas Portfolio Deal

    Carnegie Capital, the national seniors housing debt brokerage founded and run by JD Stettin and David Farhadian, celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a $124 million, or $117,100 per bed, portfolio acquisition transaction. Carnegie provided a combination of advisory work and debt placement for the nine-skilled nursing facility portfolio with... Read More »
  • 12 Oaks Senior Living Appoints New CFO

    12 Oaks Senior Living appointed Elliott Westerman as CFO, effective immediately. Westerman has more than two decades of leadership experience across senior living, healthcare, and real estate sectors. As CFO, Westerman will oversee all aspects of financial management, including financial planning and analysis, capital structure strategy,... Read More »
Laying the ground work

Laying the ground work

After a solid end of year in deal volume for The JCH Group, as detailed in the January issue of The SeniorCare Investor, which also included the sale, arranged by Jim Hazzard and Nick Stahler, of a 35-unit memory care community in Orange County for $6.25 million, or about $179,000 per unit, the firm is looking forward. And while the fourth quarter was a healthy one for JCH, Q1:16 should see quarterly sales volume of up to $75 million. So, stay tuned to follow those closings. Read More »

Finish with a bang

Shep Roylance of The JCH Group is sprinting to the finish line in 2015, announcing four closings with a fifth on its way. First, earlier this month, Mr. Roylance closed the sale of a 175-bed skilled nursing facility in Sylmar, California for $14.4 million, or $82,300 per bed, with a 12.9% cap rate. The property was originally bought by the seller, LifeHOUSE Healthcare Services, when it had 141 beds in 2007 for $9.3 million, or $66,000 per bed. The current buyer, Independence Healthcare Management, also purchased an additional three acres planned for future assisted living and memory care development. Next up, Mr. Roylance arranged a sale/leaseback of a 59-bed SNF in Fresno, California for... Read More »

Selling in Sylmar

Shep Roylance, of The JCH Group, closed the sale of a 175-bed skilled nursing facility in Sylmar, California, on behalf of the seller, LifeHOUSE Healthcare Services, which was looking to exit Los Angeles County and focus their efforts in other areas of the state. The facility is running well, with a 97% occupancy, 18.6% operating margin on $10.0 million of revenues, and successful pulmonary transitional care and stroke care programs. Also, prior to the sale, the facility received about $2.4 million in capex. Independence Healthcare Management was the buyer, purchasing the property for $14.4 million, or $82,300 per bed, with a 12.9% cap rate based on EBITDARM. Plus, included in the sale... Read More »