CANTON, Ohio — Capital Senior Living Corp. (NYSE: CSU) has sold a seniors housing community in Canton for $18 million The sale provided $6.4 million in net cash proceeds to the company, which will continue to operate the asset. The buyer and the name of the property were not disclosed. The community features 92 independent living units, 102 assisted living units and 36 memory care units.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Pawtucket Center, a 154-bed skilled nursing facility in the Providence suburb of Pawtucket. The property was built in 1978, expanded in 1997 and renovated in the early 2000s. A REIT sold the facility to a New Jersey-based entrepreneur, which has partnered with a regional operator. The new owner rebranded the property as Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center. The price was not disclosed.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living has hired Kim Hurt as regional vice president. She will oversee the operations, sales and marketing functions of Commonwealth’s Hampton Roads communities. Hurt previously served as executive director at The Retreat at Fishersville in Fishersville. “Kim brings nearly three decades of experience to Commonwealth and has an extensive resume of senior living operations, compliance, sales and marketing,” says Earl Parker, president and COO of Commonwealth Senior Living. “She is also a Virginia Assisted Living Administrator, Licensed Practical Nurse and licensed preceptor among a lengthy …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Occupancy at U.S. skilled nursing facilities was up marginally between the second and third quarter of 2020 to 74 percent, but remained significantly below levels reported in February (84.9 percent) and March (83.5 percent) when COVID-19 began impacting the country, according to data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The decline has been more severe in urban areas, as occupancy fell 11.8 percentage points since February versus the 8 percentage point decline in rural areas in that same period. The data comes …
HUDSON, Ohio — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Hudson Meadows, an independent living community in Hudson, approximately 25 miles southeast of Cleveland and 12 miles north of Akron. “Our research indicated there was a significant need for independent senior living communities in the area,” says Steve Mueller, COO of Resort Lifestyle Communities. Hudson Meadows offers 128 apartments for rent in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options for one monthly price that includes utilities and no buy-in fee or long-term leases. Included in the monthly rent are on-site professional staff, live-in …
VIRGINIA — CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ: CTRE) has provided a $15 million secured mezzanine loan to Next Healthcare Inc. The loan is part of a larger financing package that is funding Next’s acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities in Virginia totaling approximately 1,000 beds. The loan caries a five-year maturity and an annual interest rate of 12 percent. The loan was funded with proceeds from CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Capital Square 1031 has acquired Whispering Pines, a 301-site manufactured housing community for seniors in the Orlando suburb of Kissimmee. “This is Capital Square’s fourth acquisition this year of age-restricted manufactured housing communities in coastal Florida markets,” says Louis Rogers, founder and chief executive officer. “Capital Square is bullish on manufactured housing in Florida due to exceptionally strong demand from retirees and very limited supply for affordable senior housing.” The community is situated on approximately 61 acres of land, is 99 percent occupied and has additional land …
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS has promoted Chris Bird to executive vice president and chief operating officer. As COO, Bird will provide oversight of Life Care Services, CPS, asset management, procurement and onboarding operations at the Des Moines-based family of seniors housing companies. Bird will continue to lead operations, seeking to build community occupancy, foster capital partner relationships and develop new business. With Bird’s promotion, GeLynna Shaw has been promoted from senior director of rental communities to managing director of rental communities. Shaw will oversee all operational execution across the …
Seniors housing developers have noted that both debt and equity have become difficult to secure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lenders are providing much lower leverage on loans, and many capital partners are staying on the sidelines until the full effects of the virus have passed. But there may be a silver lining to the halt in new construction. Before the pandemic, an influx of new supply was driving down occupancy. Those oversupply concerns may have come to an end. “We needed to have a pause in new …
VIRGINIA — Monticello has provided $42.1 million in financing for the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility located in Virginia. The transaction also includes a $3.5 million working capital loan to the operating companies of the properties provided by Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC. The buyer is an experienced owner and operator. Further details on the property, loan and acquisition were not disclosed.