CHICAGO — Despite pricing uncertainties limiting capital markets activity, interest in seniors housing remains optimistic as investors seek higher yields from alternative asset classes, according to JLL’s Valuation Advisory group’s sixth annual Seniors Housing Investor Survey and Outlook. Of the…
NEW YORK CITY and CHICAGO — Rockwood Capital and Doyenne Healthcare Capital (DHC) have formed a joint venture to invest up to $100 million of equity in seniors housing communities across the country. Financial terms of the venture were not…
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and healthcare properties, has made a $128 million investment in 12 assisted living/memory care properties totaling 937 beds…
It has undoubtedly been a very difficult time for seniors housing owners, operators and investors. The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread shutdowns that forced communities to turn away visitors and prospective new residents for months, which in turn caused occupancy…
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The board of directors of CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) has appointed James Callister as chief investment officer. Effective at the end of the year, Callister will succeed Mark Lamb, who plans to leave the company…
A Port in the Storm Omega Healthcare Investors rides out recessions, regulatory sea changes and pandemics to remain one of the largest owners of senior care facilities. By Jeff Shaw Omega Healthcare Investors launched in a way that was extremely…
Macroeconomic conditions are slowing the pace of seniors housing transactions and squeezing the availability of capital. Inflation and rising interest rates are making deals more expensive to finance. Debt providers are tightening their underwriting terms, while equity investors sit on…
LOS ANGELES — Standard Communities, a Los Angeles-based investor and developer of affordable multifamily housing including seniors housing, has established three new, diversified business lines. The three dedicated business lines — acquisition/redevelopment, new construction and essential housing — aim to…
The seniors housing market has had its fair share of well-documented struggles, including plunging occupancies during COVID-19 and continuing labor challenges. Like the rest of the commercial real estate market, the sector is now confronting higher interest rates and recession.…
How about this: It’s never been an easy ride for the seniors housing industry, even in the good times, but the last few years have been particularly turbulent. “Our industry has been through a real roller coaster the past couple…
IRVINE, Calif. — American Healthcare REIT Inc., a private investor based in Irvine, has hired Conor Wagner as senior vice president of investor relations and finance. Wagner reports directly to Chief Financial Officer Brian Peay and is responsible for leading…
The Oct. 11 webinar “No Crystal Ball… But Let’s Talk About the Outlook for Seniors Housing Investment and Finance,” featured industry experts discussing market confusion and uncertainty — what is happening now and what may happen in the fourth quarter of 2022 and into 2023.…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Funds advised by Lee Equity Partners LLC and Coastwood Senior Housing Partners LLC have agreed to an undisclosed amount of investment in Discovery Senior Living, a Bonita Springs-baed operator. The recapitalization will fund Discovery’s expansion and…
DALLAS — Compatriot Capital, a diversified real estate company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises Inc., has acquired an equity interest in Dallas-based senior living developer Silverstone Senior Living. Currently, Compatriot Capital is Silverstone’s largest limited joint venture partner…
Operating margins are shrinking, with cap rates becoming harder to calculate and in-place cash flows lower than pre-pandemic levels. The Sept. 22 webinar “The Great Squeeze — Vanishing Seniors Housing Operating Margins” focused on the bottom line for…
The health of seniors housing occupancy continues to recover, albeit slowly, amid challenges that refuse to relent. Rather than a one-two punch, the sector has absorbed a one-two-three combination: Occupancy-reducing COVID landed the first blow, labor shortages and inflating operational…
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a Westlake Village-based REIT, has made a joint venture investment with PruittHealth Inc. for the purchase of three skilled nursing centers in North Florida. LTC will be the majority owner with…
As land and construction costs soar, developers find success with repositioning projects despite the risks. By Jeff Shaw Ground-up seniors housing construction is arguably more difficult now than it has ever been, forcing developers to come up with an alternative…
It could be argued that the last 30 months have presented the seniors housing and skilled nursing industries with their most adverse operating environment ever. Heading into 2023, at least some difficulties appear to be abating. Seniors housing occupancy rates…
ATLANTA — The labor shortage that continues to hamper the seniors housing industry is taking a toll on the capital markets side of the business as owner-operators find themselves underwriting increased costs that are ultimately causing profit margins to shrink…
DENVER — Endeavor Senior Living has officially launched, with plans to invest $500 million into North American seniors housing assets with a focus on value-add opportunities. The principals of Endeavor encompass over 50 years of experience in seniors housing, behavioral…
MIAMI — Lloyd Jones, a Miami-based investor, has added four members to its seniors housing team. Sarah Curatella was hired as regional vice president of health and wellness for senior living. She has over 28 years of experience as a…
As if seniors housing developers and operators did not have enough difficulties rebounding from the pandemic, what with constrained occupancy, elevated expenses and staffing shortages plaguing the sector, they are now navigating an environment where the rising cost of capital…
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Ziegler has advised CareConnectMD (CCMD), a Costa Mesa-based provider of primary care coordination services tailored to meet the needs of complex Medicare participants, on its $25 million financing round led by Minneapolis-based TT Capital Partners (TTCP).…
Unitranche loan programs blend senior and junior debt pricing and terms into a single, first lien debt facility — a single financing that replaces the multitranche debt approach. The unitranche arrangement provides the benefits of a fully levered mezzanine debt…
Longtime investor seeks technologies that will transform the way seniors and healthcare intersect. By Jeff Shaw Though his career has largely focused on the capital markets end of seniors housing, Arnie Whitman is much more than just a money man.…
How do you know whether to keep your powder dry or jump back into the investment/development markets? Buying, but not building Rick Shamberg Managing Director Scarp Ridge Capital Partners Our firm has taken a bullish approach to the acquisition market…