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 …
VERMONT — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided $13.4 million in financing for a 144-bed skilled nursing facility in Vermont. CFG worked to replace the bridge-to-HUD loan, which it also provided, into HUD financing. The name, location and borrower were not disclosed. Tim Eberhardt and Ava Julio originated the transaction for CFG.
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE), along with a regional investor in healthcare real estate, has acquired four skilled nursing facilities on the West Coast. The four-property acquisition includes 450 skilled nursing beds and 20 assisted living units. Links Healthcare Group, a new operator relationship for CareTrust, will operate the facilities pursuant to a 15-year master lease with two five-year extension options. Links is an experienced operator founded by Toby Tilford and Curt Rodriguez and currently operates 16 skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. CareTrust’s initial investment …
HOUSTON — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) has acquired a 125-bed skilled nursing facility located in the greater Houston metropolitan area. An affiliate of Evergreen Health Group will operate the property, opening a new tenant relationship for CareTrust. The specific name and location of the property were not disclosed. Evergreen Health Group is a Texas-based operator of skilled nursing facilities primarily owned by Selina Chao, an industry veteran. Evergreen has entered into a 15-year, triple-net lease with CareTrust that includes two five-year extension options and annual CPI-based rent escalators. CareTrust’s …
GARY, Ind. — Northland Networks has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Gary, just across the state border from Chicago. The loan will refinance existing debt on the property. Further information on the borrower, loan and property was not disclosed.
BALTIMORE — Baltimore-based Capital Funding Group (CFG) has arranged $207 million in financing to support the refinancing of 10 skilled nursing facilities. The facilities, which span Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, total over 1,200 beds. The borrowers are affiliates of The Portopiccolo Group. The transaction represents the largest deal closed by CFG this year to date. The financing also allowed for an equity recapture at closing, a transition to third-party tenants for eight of the 10 facilities as part of the closing and an earn-out structure to provide access to …
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lument has arranged a $10.7 million loan to facilitate the acquisition of Bellevue Health & Rehabilitation, a 119-unit, 150-bed skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Oklahoma City. Bill Wilson, managing director with Lument in Kansas, led the transaction for Lument. To provide funding for the acquisition, Wilson tapped Lument’s debt syndications team, led by Steve McGee and Sangjin Na, to place the loan with a community bank. Proceeds from the loan were utilized by the long-time operator to acquire 100% ownership of the facility. Prior to the acquisition, …
ARIZONA — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided $10.3 million in financing for a 112-bed skilled nursing facility in Arizona. The transaction replaces an existing bridge loan, which CFG also provided, into HUD financing. The name of the borrower and more specific details on the property were not disclosed. Tommy Dillon originated the transaction for the CFG.
