• 60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care’s PR Problem

    Recently, we have seen stories circulating about the connection between REIT ownership and the way skilled nursing facilities provide care, stemming from a study written by the nonprofit journalism outlet KFF Health News. We’ve seen this before, headlines like “real estate investors profit while patients suffer,” usually with graphic cases of... Read More »
  • Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »
  • CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

    CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April,... Read More »
  • VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

    VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a... Read More »
  • Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

    Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The... Read More »
Tryko Partners Makes Moves in Maryland

Tryko Partners Makes Moves in Maryland

Real estate investment firm Tryko Partners added to its portfolio in Maryland with the acquisition of Brighton Gardens of Tuckerman Lane in Rockville and Sunrise of Carroll in Westminster. The purchase price was not disclosed, but Tryko has a significant capital improvement project planned for both properties. Both properties will also be rebranded and renamed.   Built in 1998, Brighton Gardens of Tuckerman Lane is a 140-bed assisted living/skilled nursing facility – with the two components renamed The Terraces at Tuckerman Lane and Tuckerman Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, respectively. Tryko plans to add a secure memory care unit. Opened in 1999, Sunrise of Carroll features... Read More »
Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

In an effort to expand its greater Philadelphia real estate presence, Tryko Partners has acquired Attleboro Community, a 415-bed CCRC in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wilmac Corporation sold the 18-acre community, which has been rebranded as Oxford Enhanced Senior Living.   The campus’ skilled nursing facility, Oxford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, has a five-star rating from CMS. This campus also includes an assisted living and memory care component, along with independent living apartments. Tryko has planned a significant value-add capital project for the property to bolster its appeal as a high-quality community. Oxford’s primary referral sources for sub-acute admissions... Read More »
Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Partners added to its New Jersey portfolio with the acquisition of one skilled nursing facility and one assisted living/memory care community in Little Egg Harbor on the Jersey Shore. Owned and operated by a husband-and-wife team for more than 30 years, the properties will receive immediate capital improvements under the new ownership. Built in 1985, Seacrest Village is a 171-bed, three-story skilled nursing facility that carries a five-star designation with CMS. It will be renamed The Terraces at Seacrest Village. The Terraces, built in 2013, is a two-story assisted living/memory care community with 88 units. Tryko’s affiliate Marquis Health Consulting Services will take over... Read More »
Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Partners Grows in the Garden State

Tryko Partners is adding to its Northeast portfolio with the acquisition of a large skilled nursing/assisted living facility in Allendale, New Jersey. Family-owned for more than 50 years, The Allendale Community for Senior Living features 299 beds and 146,000 square feet of skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care services. It primarily drew referrals from Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack and Hackensack University – Pascack Valley Medical Center. Tryko is planning a significant capital improvement project for the community, which should increase its appeal and hospitality focus. Tryko also has several nearby operations that give it a local scale, including Oakland... Read More »
Tryko Adds to Rhode Island SNF Portfolio

Tryko Adds to Rhode Island SNF Portfolio

Tryko Partners added to its Rhode Island skilled nursing portfolio with the acquisition of a 120-bed facility in North Kingstown. Named Scalabrini Villa, the one-story facility is set on a bucolic property facing Narragansett Bay. The Brown family (Brown University’s namesake) donated the site to Rhode Island Hospital, which operated a children’s hospital there for decades. Then in 1956, Bishop John Baptist Scalabrini purchased the property, opening The Bishop Scalabrini Home for the Aged, which provided senior care services to the community.   The current SNF opened in 1994 and now features two 60-bed units, each with 12 private rooms and 48 semi-private rooms.... Read More »