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JLL Arranges $28M Refinancing for The Landing at Augusta Woods in Spring, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

SPRING, Texas — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $28 million senior mortgage for The Landing at Augusta Woods, a 148-unit seniors housing community in Spring. JLL represented Harmony Communities to secure the four-year, fixed-to-floating-rate loan from a life insurance company to refinance an existing construction loan and fund additional expansion of the community. The community comprises a 120-unit apartment-style complex that provides independent living, assisted living and memory care, and 28 to-be-built independent living duplex-style cottage units. Spring is located just outside of The Woodlands, which is one of …

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Research Report: Assisted Living Market to Grow Over 5% Per Year Through 2029

by Jeff Shaw

DUBLIN — The U.S. assisted living market is experiencing robust growth, driven by several factors including the increasing number of baby boomers, a rising aging population, higher healthcare expenditure, and a growing preference for independent living. The market is currently characterized by substantial activity, with a promising outlook for the future. A recent report from ResearchAndMarkets.com valued the U.S. assisted living market at $97.6 billion in 2022 and predicted it will reach $133.4 billion by 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.35 percent. The report — titled …

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Canterbury Court in Atlanta Expands With New Independent Living Tower, Seniors Housing Hub

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Canterbury Court, a continuing care retirement community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, has doubled in size with its new expansion. The property now includes two new additions: The Garden Tower, a high-rise that features 105 independent living apartments and a ground-level restaurant, and Monarch Pavilion, a four-story building that offers seniors housing units, amenities and services in a neighborhood setting. Monarch Pavilion comprises Azalea View, a new assisted living community; Wisteria Park, a memory care destination centered around a courtyard garden; and Sage Glen, a skilled nursing neighborhood that …

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Judge Dismisses All Charges Against Silverado, CEO Shook

by Jeff Shaw

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County judge has dismissed all charges against memory care giant Silverado, as well as its CEO Loren Shook and two other executives. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón brought the charges in March, and they were related to 14 COVID-related deaths at Silverado communities. The complaint claimed that Silverado hadn’t followed proper clinical protocols when admitting a resident in March 2020, which lead to an outbreak at one of the operator’s facilities. The charges were shocking at the time they were brought — …

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CFG Funds $30.3M Acquisition Loan for Skilled Nursing Portfolio in California

by Jeff Shaw

CALIFORNIA — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided a $30.3 million loan for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities.  The facilities, which are located in California, support 396 beds. The buyer was identified only as “a nationally recognized borrower.” The transaction marks one of the first acquisitions since the inception of a new approval process with the California Attorney General. Under the new state law, any transaction involving the sale or transfer of control of a nonprofit healthcare facility is required to secure the approval of the attorney general. …

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Distinctive Living Takes Over Operations of The Village at Bellevue in Nashville

by Jeff Shaw

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Distinctive Living has assumed management of The Village at Bellevue, an assisted living and memory care community in Nashville. The community features 69 units, including an 18-bed secured memory care neighborhood. New Jersey-based Distinctive Living currently operates 26 communities and has 20 under development via its development services platform (Distinctive Living Development LLC).

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Welltower CEO in No Hurry to Jump Back into Development Arena

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra believes it could be a few years before seniors housing development will once again be feasible for the giant healthcare REIT to undertake because of strong headwinds facing the industry, including the “out-of-control” cost of construction. Construction costs have increased 50 percent or more over the past five years, according to Mitra. “I don’t see how that [cost] comes down meaningfully unless we solve the labor situation.”  There were 363,000 job openings in the construction industry at the end of July, up 10,000 from …

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Lyngblomsten Opens 168-Unit CCRC in Lino Lakes, Minnesota

by Jeff Shaw

LINO LAKES, Minn. — Lyngblomsten, a Minnesota-baed nonprofit senior services organization, has opened Lyngblomsten at Lino Lakes, approximately 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis. Located on 16 acres, Lyngblomsten at Lino Lakes is home to 20 detached rental townhomes and a multi-level senior living building that includes 96 independent living apartments, 35 assisted living apartments and 17 memory care suites. A second phase is planned to later add a skilled nursing wing. This is Lyngblomsten’s first continuing care retirement community (CCRC) campus to be constructed since 1912 (the other being its …

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In-Room Monitoring Technology Can Improve Medical Outcomes, Staff Morale

by Jeff Shaw

Data on occupancy and expenses plays an invaluable role in helping operators understand their business. Still, that data often has a sizable blind spot inside the resident rooms. That gap in knowledge was the topic of a webinar held Oct. 17, titled “Inside the Resident Room: In-Unit Data Helps Seniors Housing Operators Improve Safety & Increase Profitability.” Monitoring company EyeWatch LIVE sponsored the Seniors Housing Business webinar.  The panel of industry experts included Joshua Freitas, chief research officer, CERTUS Senior Living; Susan Coppola, founder and CEO, Benessere Health Advisory; Jesse English of …

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