• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Problem with CMS Interpretive Guidelines

    Just a day after we highlighted the potential downsides of overregulation of assisted living from the federal level, a case of regulatory overreach involving a nursing home just headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District in hopes of overturning a $1.8 million civil monetary penalty. Without getting into the minutiae too much, the... Read More »
  • Kayne Anderson Fund Tops Target

    The familiar refrain continues, with more capital continuing to flow into the seniors housing industry, property prices should keep rising. Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., has closed the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, at more than 70% above its initial... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Full-Continuum Community Sells

    Blueprint announced its role in the sale of Morningstar at Golden Ridge, a seniors housing community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA). Built in 2019, the community has 38 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. It is nearly fully occupied. The community is one of the newest and most well-appointed assets within a... Read More »
  • Kaplan Development Divests to Cedarwood Group

    Cedarwood Group closed its acquisition of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a 75-unit independent living community in Saranac Lake, New York. The seller was Kaplan Development Group, which took over Will Rogers after the first year of it being open as a senior living community. The community was originally built in 1928 as a Tudor-style... Read More »
  • Omega Welcomes New CEO and CFO

    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.’s President, Matthew Gourmand will become the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with the planned retirement of Taylor Pickett, effective October 1, 2026. Pickett will also step down from the Board of Directors upon his retirement, and the Board of Directors intends to appoint Gourmand to the Board,... Read More »
White Oak Secures Financing For SNF Portfolio

White Oak Secures Financing For SNF Portfolio

White Oak Healthcare Finance acted as administrative agent on the funding of a large credit facility secured by 14 skilled nursing facilities in the Southeast with more than 1,400 beds. Totaling $185 million, the senior credit facility comes out to about $132,100 per bed of debt. White Oak was able to build on an existing relationship with the borrower and partner with an undisclosed, but best-in-class, operator. No other details were disclosed.  Read More »
White Oak Healthcare REIT Makes First Acquisition

White Oak Healthcare REIT Makes First Acquisition

Earlier this year, White Oak Healthcare Finance announced that it was forming a new REIT to invest up to $500 million in seniors housing and skilled nursing acquisitions. To do that, they hired a new team consisting of Jeff Erhardt, Paul Nevala, Mike Treiber and John Brussard, all of whom founded Capital Healthcare Investors, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTGE Investment Corp., a publicly traded hybrid REIT. Now, the REIT, appropriately named White Oak Healthcare REIT, is making its first acquisition, involving a four-property senior living portfolio. Located in Arkansas (2), Florida and Pennsylvania, the portfolio features a total of 104 independent living, 230 assisted living and 103... Read More »
White Oak Refinances GMF Capital SNF Portfolio

White Oak Refinances GMF Capital SNF Portfolio

GMF Capital refinanced 14 of its skilled nursing facilities with an $81 million credit facility secured by White Oak Healthcare Finance. The financing is comprised of a $66 million senior credit facility to refinance the properties, which are located in Ohio and Kentucky, and a $15 million line of credit closed for the operating company. This isn’t GMF’s first experience with White Oak, as the lender arranged another senior credit facility for the investment management platform to acquire a couple of assisted living/skilled nursing properties in Rhode Island at the end of 2018. Meridian Senior Living was the operating partner in that deal. Read More »
White Oak Healthcare Finance Buys $700 Million In Senior Care Loans

White Oak Healthcare Finance Buys $700 Million In Senior Care Loans

White Oak Healthcare Finance is aggressively growing its presence in the senior care lender market and purchased a portfolio of 12 skilled nursing and seniors housing loans from Capital One and its participant banks. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the loans totaled approximately $700 million and helped Capital One reduce its skilled nursing exposure. So, it was a win-win for both parties. Capital One also provided debt financing for White Oak to fund the transaction. This isn’t White Oak’s first big wave in the senior care lending market. Last month, the company served as administrative agent and lead lender on the funding of a $190 million senior credit facility of 17 skilled... Read More »