LANSING, Mich.— The national Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition and the Michigan Health Endowment Fund have launched an initiative to improve nursing home operations and resident quality of life in Michigan. Over the next six months, the initiative plans to convene a team of state government leaders, experts, clinicians, advocates and residents along with national Moving Forward Coalition leaders to address nursing home quality improvement opportunities in Michigan based on action plans from the coalition. The initiatives may include creating stronger career pathways for certified nursing assistants. “The enormous …
PENNSYLVANIA — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided $34.7 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities. The facilities, which are located in Pennsylvania, total 299 beds. The buyer, seller, price and locations were not disclosed. Craig Casagrande and Andrew Jones originated the transaction for CFG.
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Bennettsville, a small city in the northeast portion of South Carolina. The seller was a publicly traded REIT. The facility was constructed in several phases beginning in 1958 and featured predominantly semi-private rooms. The buyer was an East Coast based owner-operator with a significant existing presence in South Carolina. The price and other details were not disclosed.
HAYWARD, Calif. — Sherman & Roylance has arranged the bankruptcy sale of Parkview Healthcare Center, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in the Bay Area city of Hayward. The 56,367-square-foot community was in bankruptcy, and Shep Roylance and John Sherman led a 30-day closing process. The new operator will be Spyglass Healthcare.
FLORIDA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of seven skilled nursing facilities totaling 833 beds in Central and West Florida. AdventHealth, a faith-based, nonprofit health system with headquarters in Altamonte Springs, was the seller. The price was not disclosed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rated nearly all the properties as 4- and 5-star facilities. Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered to have much-above-average quality, and nursing homes with 1 star are considered to have quality much below average. Two flagship state-of-the-art centers …
PENNSYLVANIA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing portfolio totaling more than 1,000 beds in Pennsylvania. A public REIT and its operating partner sold the two campus locations, which alsofeature independent living, personal care and memory care beds. Although specific names and locations were not disclosed, the properties are concentrated in northeast and central Pennsylvania. The portfolio was marketd as a value-add opportunity for an incoming buyer to capitalize on strong pre-pandemic financial performance along with substantial Medicaid reimbursement rate enhancements recently passed …
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing community in New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City on Long Island Sound. The facility was originally constructed in 1965 and is licensed for 60 beds. The seller was an independent owner-operator that operated the facility for 30 years, but sought to exit the long-term care industry. A New York-based owner acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Approval of the new operator is pending. “Evans Senior Investments was successfully able to navigate …
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of The Fairhaven in Upper Sandusky, approximately midway between Columbus and Toledo. United Church Homes sold the community, which was originally built in 1920 and features 99 skilled nursing beds and six independent living units. The undisclosed buyer specialized in buying and maintaining faith-based communities. Marketed as a value-add opportunity, the new owner plans to built a state-of-the-art replacement facility on the property.
PENDLETON COUNTY, Ky. — Senwell Senior Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of a 60-bed skilled nursing facility in Pendleton County. The facility was family owned since the 1960s. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the building was fully occupied with a waitlist. While the pandemic presented challenges, the facility was slowly increasing its occupancy month over month. The undisclosed buyer owns facilities in the same geographical footprint. Ben Bohland facilitated the transaction.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Plains Commercial has arranged the lease of Davis West Nursing Home in Pine Bluff, approximately 45 miles south of Little Rock. The exiting operator is a nonprofit that made the decision to exit the skilled nursing operating business. After the bidding process, the landlord chose a Chicago-based operator. The facility was suffering from a depressed census that hadn’t fully recovered from COVID. Licensed for 177 beds, the facility offered the new operator significant upside through further lease-up and operational changes. The Chicago-based operator is taking on …