The seniors housing industry, government and society as a whole must collaborate to improve care for our frailest seniors. By Martin Siefering, Principal and Senior Living Practice Leader, Perkins Eastman “When we, as a society, see that it’s appropriate to warehouse our elders, and to put them in small spaces, to underpay their staff so that there are chronic staffing shortages — I think if we see that as an adequate treatment of our elders, then we’re going to have a bad time. We are going to see this over …
DENVER — As expected, seniors housing inquiries, tours and move-ins fell significantly in April as the industry felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to marketing software provider Enquire. The Denver-based company compiled sales and marketing data from over 2,200 seniors housing communities throughout the country. Compared with April 2019, inquiries fell 33 percent for independent living, 41 percent for assisted living/memory care and 43 percent for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). “We have seen several surveys and opinions about the impact COVID-19 is having on senior living sales …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Harbert Management Corp. (HMC), a Birmingham-based investment company, has closed Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II with total equity commitments of $510 million. HMC plans to invest the money into seniors housing throughout the United States. Investors are largely institutional and private, and include both domestic and international sources. The fund has been used toward eight transactions already representing nine seniors housing communities, including three joint-venture development opportunities. HMC is seeking diversity in geography, operators and acuity level of the residents.
KANSAS — Monticello has provided $15.5 million in first lien debt financing for a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in Kansas. The properties total 282 beds, and the transaction includes two acquisitions and two refinancings. The borrower is an owner-operator with a total portfolio of 945 licensed beds.
ATLANTA — WelcomeHome Software, an Atlanta-based tech company, has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) product targeting the seniors housing industry. Development of the product took two years, and senior living experts were brought in to drive the process. Vitality Senior Living in Brentwood, Tennessee, was one of the first companies to pilot the software. “When we set out to build WelcomeHome, our mission was to make the lives of sales and marketing teams easier while improving the economics and operation of their communities,” says John Lariccia, WelcomeHome’s co-founder …
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — HJ Sims has added two senior bankers as the firm opens new offices in the Midwest and on the West Coast. Lynn Daly joins Sims as executive vice president in its new Chicago location. She has over 30 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations in financing. Daly was acting head of senior living investment banking at BB&T Capital Markets, where she managed BB&T’s senior living relationships in the Midwest, facilitating financings of $1.3+ billion. Prior to BB&T Capital Markets, Daly spearheaded the Catholic Initiative within senior …
STUART, Fla. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged the sale of The Pointe at Ocean Boulevard, a seniors housing community in Stuart, approximately 100 miles north of Miami. Sentio Investments sold the asset to an affiliate of Waypoint Real Estate Investments for $22.2 million. Arrow Senior Living will continue to operate the community The Pointe at Ocean Boulevard features 150 units of independent living near the city’s waterfront and downtown areas. The property was built in 1986 and recently renovated. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) completed the first quarter of 2020 with $369.5 million in profits, largely due to a series of asset sales, according to the company’s quarterly report. Brookdale now has $500.7 million cash on hand that it may need to ride out the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nashville-based company, which is the largest operator of seniors housing in the United States reported it incurred $10 million in coronavirus-related expenses in the first quarter. Given that the full effect of the …
CHICAGO — Evans Senior Investments (ESI), a Chicago-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of six skilled nursing facilities in Michigan totaling 496 licensed beds. A publicly traded REIT sold the portfolio to an undisclosed buyer for $36 million, or $73,000 per bed. The portfolio’s occupancy was 86 percent with $43 million in annual revenues. However, the seller chose to divest the properties upon finding out the tenant would no longer be able to meet its lease obligations due to having to pay back millions in improper Medicaid payments.
PALM COAST, Fla. — Atlantic Housing Partners has opened Central Landings Senior Living, a $14.8 million affordable seniors housing community in Palm Coast. The 83-unit facility is reserved for those 62 years of age and older earning between 40 and 80 percent of the area median income. The community is situated within the Palm Coast Town Center, a master-planned development that will include up to 2,500 multifamily units, 1.4 million square feet of office space and 3.4 million square feet of commercial space, including a movie theater and a hotel. …