• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
The Portopiccolo Group Acquires Michigan SNF Portfolio

The Portopiccolo Group Acquires Michigan SNF Portfolio

Northland Networks, a debt placement agent that finances senior living projects through a large network of community banks, arranged acquisition financing for a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in southeast Michigan with 250 beds. The loan represents a 65% loan-to-“as is” value. The attractive terms of the loan are indicative of community banks’ swelling cash deposits amid COVID-19 stimulus. Participating in senior living loans is an attractive option for many of these banks who have had minimal exposure to this asset class in the past, as such loans offer strong yields and diversification benefits. The Portopiccolo Group, a family-owned investment management firm, acquired... Read More »
Portopiccolo Group Adds to Its Skilled Nursing Portfolio

Portopiccolo Group Adds to Its Skilled Nursing Portfolio

The Portopiccolo Group has been one of the most active investors in the skilled nursing space in the last couple of years, with four acquisitions in 2019 and three in 2018. It looks like that growth is continuing in a big way into 2020, with the New Jersey-based private equity firm announcing the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (2) and Maryland. The acquisition consisted of a total of 450 skilled nursing and 50 assisted living beds. It did not disclose a purchase price, but Oxford Finance secured a $64.6 million term loan and a revolving line of credit. This was the second transaction between Oxford and Portopiccolo, and it may not be the last. Just last... Read More »
The Portopiccolo Group Makes Another Virginia Purchase

The Portopiccolo Group Makes Another Virginia Purchase

Many skilled nursing owners are exiting the business these days, but family-owned private equity firm The Portopiccolo Group has been actively buying in the last couple of years. Its latest acquisition was the third Virginia property to join its portfolio so far this year, after purchases in Roanoke (February) and Dunn Loring (August). Portopiccolo’s latest target was a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the rural, southern Virigina town of Emporia. Built in 1971, this facility seems to have been a part of every major SNF deal between institutional investors over the years. Before Portopiccolo’s acquisition, it was acquired by Sabra Health Care REIT in 2017 in the REIT’s takeover of Care... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Funds Portopiccolo Purchase

Capital Funding Group Funds Portopiccolo Purchase

The Portopiccolo Group picked up another two skilled nursing facilities, following its acquisition of a North Carolina SNF earlier this summer. The most recent targets included a 130-bed pediatric and geriatric rehab facility in Dunn Loring, Virginia (Washington, D.C. MSA), and a 74-bed skilled nursing facility in Silver Spring, Maryland (also D.C. MSA). Accordius Health, an operating platform of Portopiccolo, will take over management of the facilities. To fund the acquisition, Portopiccolo obtained several tranches of financing, arranged, agented and participated by Capital Funding Group (CFG). Tim Eberhardt originated the transaction, which includes a $30.6 million senior loan, a $3.8... Read More »
The Portopiccolo Group Makes Another Virginia Purchase

Portopiccolo Makes Another SNF Acquisition

The Portopiccolo Group just made its third skilled nursing acquisition of the year, making it one of the most prolific buyers in that space in 2019. Its most recent target was a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia. To fund the acquisition, Portopiccolo turned to Contemporary Healthcare Capital to closed $1.97 million in mezzanine financing in addition to receiving a senior loan from United Community Bank. About $2.7 million in capital upgrades will also be funded. The transaction is similar to Portopiccolo’s acquisition earlier this year of a 130-bed skilled nursing facility in Roanoke, Virginia that included a 24-bed accredited ventilator unit. That always... Read More »