• PACS Gets Trading Period Extension

    PACS Group is trying to right the ship as it works to restate its prior financial statements amid an investigation into its Medicare billing practices, and return to providing regular quarterly earnings statements. The New York Stock Exchange Listing Operations Committee did agree to provide PACS with an additional trading period through November... Read More »
  • Outcome Healthcare Acquires Pennsylvania SNF

    Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 142-bed skilled nursing facility in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The seller, an independent owner, faced increasing financial and operational pressures in today’s skilled nursing environment. The selected buyer was a regional operator with a... Read More »
  • Full Continuum Community Obtains Refinancing

    CBRE National Senior Housing refinanced The Pointe at Meridian, a 100-unit seniors housing community in Meridian, Idaho. Built in 2022, The Pointe at Meridian was built in 2022 and consists of 60 independent living units, including 14 townhome units, 30 assisted living units and 10 memory care units. Grace Management took over management of the... Read More »
  • Arizona Seniors Housing Development Secures Construction Financing

    Fifty Stones Capital Group closed a $39.3 million construction loan for a seniors housing community in Chandler, Arizona. The proposed development comprises 147 units with 150 beds. The opportunity came to Fifty Stones Capital Group through a local broker.  The sponsor, an experienced local developer with a focus on multifamily and senior... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Sends Default Notice to NHC

    National Health Investors is addressing violations under its longstanding lease agreement with one of its largest tenants, National HealthCare Corporation. In July, NHI notified NHC/OP, L.P., an affiliate of National HealthCare Corporation and the tenant of 32 of NHI’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living... Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Bond Financings For Two CCRCs

Ziegler Arranges Bond Financings For Two CCRCs

Ziegler has announced a couple of bond financings for senior care clients. First, the firm arranged $58.4 million in bonds for Capital Manor, a not-for-profit CCRC in Salem, Oregon. Operated by Life Care Services since 2010, Capital Manor features 302 independent living units and 83 assisted living beds with an additional 34 memory care beds. Its new financing will refund bonds from 2012 and fund a renovation project that will include a new façade and refreshed common areas.  The bonds were issued through the Hospital Facility Authority of the City of Salem, Oregon with a yield of 3.030% and a yield to maturity of 3.415% and are callable in 7 years at 103, declining to par in year 10... Read More »
LPCs/CCRCs Do It Again

LPCs/CCRCs Do It Again

According to a new report from investment banking firm Ziegler, based on information provided by NIC, the LPC/CCRC market is on the rebound. Not that it had too far to rebound from, however. Not-for-profit and entrance-fee LPCs/CCRCs (we will refer to them all as CCRCs) had average occupancy between 90% and 92% in the 99 primary and secondary markets for the 10 years prior to the pandemic. Rental CCRCs were not too far behind but started to diverge (trend lower) between 2014 and 2015, according to the data. With the onset of the pandemic, all forms of CCRCs, whether not-for-profit, for-profit, rental or entrance fee, saw similar drops in census that were seen across the industry and all... Read More »
Two Communities Sell By Ziegler Team

Two Communities Sell By Ziegler Team

Ziegler’s Dan Revie and Tedd Van Gorden arranged a couple of recent seniors housing sales. First, the Reserve at Arlington Heights, a 42-unit memory care community located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, sold to Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC). IHC is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based private real estate investment firm that focuses on the healthcare sector, which also purchased eight assisted living communities across Oregon and Washington in 2020. Built in 2014 by The LaSalle Group as an “Autumn Leaves” community, this campus has over 30,000 square feet and sold for $12.6 million, or $300,000 per unit. It was performing very well at the time of sale, with occupancy near 100%. The... Read More »
Ziegler and M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska Community

Ziegler and M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska Community

Ziegler partnered with M&T Realty Capital Corporation as financial advisor in a $8.5 million Fannie Mae refinancing. On behalf of Essex Communities, the team refinanced the existing debt on Carriage Glen, a 55+ age-restricted independent living community in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The 10-year, fixed-rate loan was structured at 75% loan-to-value with four years of interest-only payments, followed by 30 years of amortization. The loan also carried a declining prepayment schedule, which will provide the borrower with additional flexibility in future years. In addition to refinancing the existing debt, the loan also provided funding for Essex to recover capital expenditures and to pay off the... Read More »
Ziegler Provides Financing for Ohio Not-For-Profit

Ziegler Provides Financing for Ohio Not-For-Profit

Ziegler announced it has priced Series 2022 bonds on behalf of Ohio Living, a not-for-profit owner/operator of twelve seniors housing communities in Ohio. Nine of the properties are full-service life plan communities offering independent and assisted living units, along with skilled nursing beds. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to refund Series 2013A bonds and pay costs of issuance associated with the financing.  The bonds will realize net present value savings on the Series 2013A refunding in excess of $15 million, or greater than 30%. The Series 2022 Bonds consists of tax-exempt fixed interest rate serial bonds and a final term bond. They have a 19-year maturity that “wraps” around... Read More »