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Blueprint Arranges Sale of 85-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility in New Mexico

by Jeff Shaw

NEW MEXICO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of an 85-bed skilled nursing facility in New Mexico. The property is one of New Mexico’s premier short-term rehab facilities, serving as the market-leading referral destination for the local market’s largest hospitals, according to Blueprint. It also features a 4-Star CMS-rated quality of care. The facility was experiencing census growth following an operator transition in 2019 as well as upward trending operating performance with total revenues exceeding $8.5 million. A regional owner-operator acquired the property. The seller and …

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Sherpa Hires Former NIC Data Expert Lana Peck

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — Sherpa, a St. Louis-based technology company serving seniors housing, has hired Lana Peck to guide the company’s expansion into a range of research and analytics services. As vice president of research and analytics, Peck will lead Sherpa’s future data initiatives. Peck has become a familiar voice in the senior living industry with a nearly six-year tenure as senior principal at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Peck has authored more than 120 articles on senior housing data and trends as well as publishing …

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Communication Platform VoiceFriend Acquires Caremerge’s Engagement and Wellness Business, Rebrands to Icon

by Jeff Shaw

NEWTON, Mass. — VoiceFriend, a Newton-based, HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based communication platform for senior care organizations, has acquired Caremerge’s family and resident engagement business. The combined company will be known as Icon and will couple VoiceFriend’s communication technology capabilities with Caremerge’s engagement platform. The acquisition enables VoiceFriend to continue its strategic growth and expand its suite of offerings to include family and resident engagement and wellness applications. The deal will also enable VoiceFriend to introduce Caremerge’s solution to its footprint of over 1,200 communities and to the skilled nursing market. Caremerge will …

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Erickson Senior Living Promotes Melissa Robson to Executive Director of Greenspring in Springfield, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Erickson Senior Living has named Melissa Robson as executive director of Greenspring in Springfield. Robson has served as associate executive director of Greenspring since 2018. Robson, a registered nurse, has over 25 years of experience working in various health care settings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Gardner-Webb University and a master’s in health administration from Pfeiffer University.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMissouriNews

Joint Venture Completes Phase I of Scott Manor in St. Louis, Breaks Ground on Phase II

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — A partnership including Roanoke Construction Inc., The Oakland Group LLC and BTWF Urban Initiative has opened Phase I of Scott Manor Senior Living, a mixed-income seniors housing community in St. Louis. Phase I features 42 two-bedroom units, amenity space and 1,500 square feet of retail space. The first units are fully occupied. Simultaneously with the grand opening, the partnership also broke ground on Phase II, which will add 50 one- and two-bedroom units to the property. Missouri Housing Development Commission financed the development alongside private investors and …

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True Connection Opens Verena at Hilliard Independent Living Community in Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

HILLIARD, Ohio — True Connection Communities has opened Verena at Hilliard, an independent living community in Hilliard, a first-ring suburb of Columbus. Verena at Hilliard features luxury one- and two-bedroom residences. In addition to offering direct interior access to the Hilliard branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the community’s amenities include a fitness and wellness center with yoga studio, pickleball and bocce ball courts, putting green, fishing pond, walking paths and an outdoor heated patio. True Connection Communities serves as the community’s operator. The number of units was not disclosed.

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Claiborne Names Cindy Swink as Regional Sales Director

by Jeff Shaw

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator has hired Cindy Swink as a regional sales director. Swink joins a team of regional sales directors who are responsible for coaching, monitoring and driving occupancy at the community level. She will be responsible for designated communities within The Claiborne portfolio. Swink is a regional sales and marketing leader with multi-state territory management experience. She has senior living leadership experience in independent living, assisted living and memory care communities. She is also a subject matter expert in business development, as well …

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Green Brick Plans $400M Mixed-Use Campus in Cumming, Georgia to Include Seniors Housing

by Jeff Shaw

CUMMING, Ga. — Green Brick Partners Inc., a homebuilding and land development firm, has purchased 152 acres in the Atlanta suburb of Cumming. The Plano, Texas-based company plans to develop a mixed-use campus valued at $400 million at the site named Sawnee Village. The development will include 474 detached and attached homes built by Atlanta-based Providence Group, as well as more than 250 apartments, 220,000 square feet of seniors housing, and office and retail space spanning 106,000 square feet. The master-planned campus will be situated near Ga. Highway 400 and …

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JPI Partners Breaks Ground on 185-Unit Independent Living Community in Anna, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

ANNA, Texas — JPI has partnered with the City of Anna to break ground on Parmore Anna Senior Living, a luxury independent living community in Anna, approximately 50 miles north of Dallas. The property will be the first of its kind in Anna and JPI’s second installment in its new line of senior developments. The Anna Housing Finance Corp. is also a partner on the project. The 150,000-square-foot community will span over nine acres and include 185 apartments. The project is scheduled for completion in 2023.

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Blueprint Brokers $81M Sale of Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Columbus, Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of five skilled nursing facilities and the sub-lease of two more, all located in Columbus. Locally owned and operated since 1984, the seven communities consisted of roughly 750 dually certified skilled nursing beds and 200 seniors housing units. While historically operating near stabilized levels with consistent $70+ million in annual revenue, performance drastically declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing a desire to exit the skilled nursing industry, the regional owner-operator elected to sell five of the assets and …

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