CHICAGO — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has closed Ventas Life Science and Healthcare Real Estate Fund, a vehicle for investing in core and core-plus life science, medical office and seniors housing real estate in North America. At inception, the fund has more than $700 million in assets under management and third-party equity commitments of approximately $650 million from global institutional investors. “This successful launch is a testament to the tremendous market opportunity within life science, medical office and seniors housing real estate,” says Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of Ventas. …
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OKLAHOMA CITY — HarborChase has completed HarborChase of South Oklahoma City, a luxury seniors housing community. The property offers assisted living and memory care services, as well as respite stays. A grand opening will be held at the property on Thursday, March 12, led by Willie Ferguson, the community’s executive director.
YUMA, Ariz. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Yuma. The property features 77 units totaling 143 licensed beds. It was built in 1964 with renovations in 2011 and 2018, totaling 44,076 square feet on 2.9 acres of land. The name of the facility was not disclosed. The seller is a national REIT looking to divest this asset due to it being a geographic outlier in its portfolio. The buyer is a regional operator with strong presence and track record in …
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit operator based in Fort Washington, has appointed Dr. Paul Reinbold as vice president and chief medical director, and Deirdre Groenen as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Reinbold has served as medical director at several senior living properties since 1995. He most recently served as the corporate medical director and clinical operations advisor to the CEO at Integrace, prior to its affiliation with Acts. He has continued to serve as the medical director of Bayleigh Chase in Easton, Maryland. …
ARLINGTON, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Greenfield Residences of Arlington, an independent living community in Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth. The property was built in 2002 and totals 128,496 square feet on 5.8 acres. The community features 24 studio units, 130 one-bedrooms and 24 two-bedrooms. A publicly traded investor sold the property to an owner-operator from the Dallas-Fort Worth area for $12.5 million. SLIB marketed the sale as a value-add opportunity, as the community was only 67 percent occupied at the time …
LOS ANGELES — There are two main motivations that typically result in seniors making the transition to seniors housing. “Curiosity and crisis,” stated Matt Stevenson, senior vice president of operations at Oakmont Management Group. “These are completely separate, but really clear triggers.” Stevenson made the remarks as a participant in “The Power Panel: CEOs Discuss the State of the Industry.” The discussion was part of France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing West conference, held Feb. 20 at the Omni Los Angeles in downtown Los Angeles. Panelists emphasized the importance of understanding …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD), a Nashville-based owner-operator with the largest seniors housing portfolio in the United States, has appointed Dr. Jordan Asher to its Board of Directors. Asher is now one of nine directors, eight of them independent, and his term is scheduled to expire at the company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Asher has more than 20 years of experience in large, mission-based healthcare systems. Since 2018, he has served as the chief physician executive and senior vice president of Virginia-based Sentara Healthcare, a …
Singh Senior Living Names Brian O’Hara Executive Director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway in North Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
CARY, N.C. — Singh Senior Living has named Brian O’Hara as the new executive director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. O’Hara brings more than 20 years of senior living experience to his new role. He started on the non-clinical side of senior living before making a career move to pharmaceuticals. He returned to the industry and worked his way up to area director of operations for a senior living company. Missing the one-on-one relationships with associates …
Capital Funding, Bank Leumi Fund $27.8M Loan for Acquisition of Skilled Nursing Facility in New Jersey
by Jeff Shaw
WANAQUE, N.J. — Capital Funding LLC and Bank Leumi USA have closed a $27.8 million loan for the acquisition of Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wanaque, approximately 30 miles northwest of Manhattan. The borrower and buyer, Philosophy Care Group, has rebranded the property as the Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics. The facility features 92 pediatric skilled nursing beds and 135 geriatric skilled nursing beds. Capital Funding and Bank Leumi partnered to run a joint diligence process and co-funded the term loan, with Capital Funding, serving as agent …
Monticello Provides $46.8M Financing for 407-Bed Skilled Nursing, Adult Day Care Portfolio in New York
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK — Monticello has provided $46.8 million in first lien debt financing to refinance one skilled nursing property and two adult day care properties totaling 407 beds in New York. The transaction also includes a $3 million working capital loan to the operator of the properties provided by Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current portfolio of 4,570 licensed beds and has an established relationship with Monticello. Prior to this deal, Monticello financed the acquisition of a …