DALLAS — Buckner Retirement Services has hired Michael Olmstead as vice president and chief operating officer. In his new role, Olmstead will oversee operations of the faith-based, nonprofit senior living provider that is headquartered in Dallas. Olmstead brings 21 years of senior living experience to Buckner. He previously served as vice president of operations for Ascension Living, where he led an operations team responsible for 34 communities in 11 states and Washington D.C. In addition to his work experience, Olmstead holds a certificate in health ministry leadership from Aquinas Institute …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The national occupancy rate for private-pay seniors housing increased 90 basis points from 82.1 percent in the third quarter of 2022 to 83 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to data from NIC MAP Vision. The occupancy rate has increased 520 basis points from a pandemic low of 77.8 percent in the second quarter of 2021. NIC MAP Vision is a product of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit firm that tracks industry data gathered from 31 primary …
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Walker & Dunlop has provided $10.9 million HUD loan to refinance debt on Monarch Skilled Nursing & Rehab, a 75-unit skilled nursing and assisted living community in Marysville, a suburb of Columbus. Frank Cassidy led the Walker & Dunlop team on behalf of Janet Harris and Holland Management. Monarch Skilled Nursing was originally built in 1967 and underwent a rehabilitation of the existing units as well as added assisted living units, which recently stabilized.
LOOMIS, Calif. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Senior Care Villa of Loomis. The facility consists of 26 units and was built in 2000. It totals approximately 15,000 square feet and on 2.5 acres of land in Loomis, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento. The seller was a family owner-operator seeking to retire. The buyer is a Southern California-based investment group looking to expand its portfolio within the state. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction. …
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) has received $2.5 million in private grant funds for the expansion of The Deerfield, a senior living community in New Richmond, approximately 40 miles east of downtown Minneapolis. One hundred percent of the campus’ 24 new independent living apartments — scheduled to open in summer 2023 — were reserved within weeks of the start of marketing, according to the company. The apartments target low- and middle-income residents. “Clearly there is great demand for modest priced housing in the market,” says Jon …
OGDEN, Utah — Greystone has arranged a $22.5 million loan to refinance debt on TREEO South Ogden, a seniors housing community in Ogden, approximately 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Tyler Armstrong, managing director at Greystone, placed the bank loan for Leisure Care, which owns the 143-unit independent living community. The regional bank loan was executed as a floating-rate financing carrying a five-year term and 30-year amortization. The loan featured 12 months of interest-only payments and a mid-200 basis points loan spread.
VIRGINIA — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) has sold five seniors housing facilities in Virginia for $13 million. The facilities total approximately 240 units. In connection with the completion of the sale, the facilities were removed from the company’s applicable master lease with affiliates of Noble Senior Services. The buyer was a regional owner-operator of assisted living and memory care facilities. “The sale of these five facilities continues our plan to de-risk the portfolio,” says Dave Sedgwick, president and CEO of CareTrust. “We continue to move forward towards selling or …
CLINTON, Utah — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Pheasant Run, a memory care community in Clinton, approximately 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Built in 2015, the facility consists of 45 units and 66 beds across approximately 32,862 square feet, on three acres of land. A regional owner exiting the Utah market sold the asset to a family office based in the Western U.S. for an undisclosed price. The new owner plans to use Ridgline Management Company as the operator. Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito …
THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has named Jennifer Butler as executive director of Watercrest Buena Vista Senior Living, a community within The Villages. Butler began her senior living career in 2003 as a senior living advisor.
RICHMOND, Va. — Watercrest Senior Living Group and joint venture partner Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II have completed Watercrest Richmond Assisted Living and Memory Care. The community features 76 assisted living units and 22 memory care units in Richmond. EMJ Corp. was the builder, while Trustmark Bank provided financing. This is the first senior living development project that Watercrest and Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II have jointly developed.