• 60 Seconds with Swett: SNFs Get a Boost from CMS

    by | Aug 5, 2025 3:39 pm | 60 Seconds, Opinion

    Support for the skilled nursing sector continues to flow from the government, both state and federal, and CMS finalized its FY2026 SNF Prospective Payment System rate increase of 3.2%, based on the final SNF market basket increase of 3.3% plus a 0.6% market basket forecast error adjustment and a negative 0.7% productivity adjustment, amounting to... Read More »

  • LTC Properties and Sabra Up Their Guidance

    by | Aug 5, 2025 3:38 pm | Statistics

    With $400 million of new investments now included in its guidance, LTC Properties upped its forecast for the rest of the year. Its SHOP portfolio will more than double in size as the REIT transforms itself from a mostly triple-net lease orientation to a more diversified investor, taking advantage of improving operating metrics. Over the next 60... Read More »

  • SLIB’s Strong Start to August

    by | Aug 5, 2025 3:36 pm | Acquisitions

    There is certainly no summer slump for Senior Living Investment Brokerage, which started off August well with three closings. That activity included a portfolio of three well-performing seniors housing communities in Montana and Oregon selling to a West Coast not-for-profit. The properties are located in Sweet Home and Cottage Grove, Oregon, and... Read More »

  • Ensign Adds to Its Footprint

    by | Aug 5, 2025 3:32 pm | Acquisitions

    The Ensign Group announced three transactions, growing in Wisconsin, Iowa and California. First, through two separate transactions on the same day, Ensign acquired the real estate and operations of Pine Crest Health and Memory Care, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Merrill, Wisconsin (with 70% occupancy and a 19.5% quality mix), and Crystal... Read More »

  • Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Class-A Community

    by | Aug 5, 2025 3:31 pm | Acquisitions

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Class-A, cash-flowing seniors housing community in Glendale, Arizona. Built in 2015, the 85-unit assisted living and memory care community reflects institutional-quality construction and design, and has benefited from consistently strong occupancy. There was a competitive bidding environment, with nine offers... Read More »

Thrive Senior Living breaks ground in Gainesville, Virginia

by | Jul 17, 2014 3:43 pm | Developments

At a ceremony on June 26, Thrive Senior Living broke ground on The Tribute at Heritage Village, a 128-unit assisted living and memory-care community in Gainesville, Virginia. Located at the front entrance of Heritage Hunt, a 55+ active adult community, The Tribute at Heritage Village will feature two restaurant dining venues, a movie theater, spa, fitness center with state-of-the-art digital equipment specifically designed for seniors, and salon, as well as a doctor’s office and a telemedicine suite. A completely separate memory-care “neighborhood” will offer a secure environment for residents with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia; innovative programming will foster cognitive... Read More »