CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured $55.7 million in financing for three skilled nursing facilities in the Chicago area: Chalet Living & Rehab Center, The Grove of Evanston and The Grove of La Grange Park. Joshua Rosen led the origination team at Walker & Dunlop in securing debt coverage savings for the property owner and long-time client, which was not disclosed. The team utilized U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 232/223(a)(7) program to refinance the facilities’ existing HUD loans. Each loan features a 27-year term …
MONMOUTH COUNTY, N.J. — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged a $24.1 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the acquisition of a 202-bed skilled nursing facility in Monmouth County. The borrower and property were not disclosed. The loan, provided by local lender features nine months of interest-only payments and a 25-year amortization. Rafael Urbach of Harborview originated the loan.
TERRELL, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Windsor Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Terrell, approximately 30 miles east of Dallas. The 108-bed facility was built in 1994. The 41,140-square-foot building sits on 5.2 acres. The seller was a regional company with this being its only community in Texas. The buyer was a national owner-operator with a large portfolio in the state. The price was not disclosed.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Occupancy at U.S. skilled nursing facilities increased to 71.2 percent in February 2021 compared to 70.7 percent from the previous month, according to NIC MAP data. This raised the sector’s occupancy rate to its December 2020 level. Despite the February improvement, occupancy remains 13.7 percentage points below its pre-pandemic level. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit data firm, gathers the data from more than 1,400 individual skilled nursing facilities in 48 states. The February NIC MAP occupancy data are starting …
EL CENTRO, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired El Centro Post-Acute Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility located adjacent to the El Centro Regional Medical Center. El Centro is located in Imperial County near the border with Mexico. The facility has been added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with San Diego-based Bayshire Senior Communities, which sourced the off-market transaction and turned to CareTrust to finance and close the deal. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Scott Kirby, Bayshire’s CEO, found the El Centro opportunity after the …
MOBILE, Ala. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Azalea Gardens, a 170-bed skilled nursing facility in Mobile. The asset was built in 1968 and renovated in 1982. Occupancy was 60 percent at the time of sale. The facility is part of a land lease with a local hospital. The seller was looking to divest from a non-core market. A local owner-operator familiar with the market acquired the property for $11 million, or $64,700 per bed. Bradley Clousing and Matt Alley handled the transaction for SLIB.
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Rudolph and Sletten, a subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corp., was awarded a $269 million design-build contract for an expansion project at Yountville Veterans Home of California, located in the Napa Valley town of Yountville. The California Department of General Services (DGS) awarded the contract on behalf of the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet). Founded in 1884, VHC-Yountville is the oldest and largest veterans home in California, and also the largest such facility in the United States, and provides long-term care to 1,000 aged or disabled veterans. …
TERRELL, Texas — The Ensign Group Inc. has acquired both the real estate and operations of Windsor Rehabilitation and Healthcare, a 108-bed skilled nursing facility in Terrell, approximately 35 miles east of downtown Dallas. “We are very excited to add another operation in North Texas and believe that this newer building is poised to do great things,” says Barry Port, Ensign’s Chief Executive Officer. “We will continue to look for opportunities in Texas and are confident that our local clusters are well prepared for this addition and for additional growth.” …
Seniors housing technology has long been focused on health and safety — keeping residents safe from falls, managing medicines and addressing health changes that require a doctor’s oversight. But the future of seniors housing may lie more in the direction of holistic wellness — personalized nutrition, evidence-based decision-making for increasing or decreasing medical interventions and better resident experiences. Over the next decade, data will be the driving force for communities that embrace wellness goals, according to Derek Ross, CEO, Aging and Caregiving at Philips. “There is a huge opportunity to …
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Lument has arranged a $168 million bridge loan for a skilled nursing portfolio on behalf of Mitchell Family Office (MFO), a Birmingham-based investment firm focused on the healthcare industry. Proceeds of the loan funded the acquisition of the skilled nursing division of American Health Partners and was part of a larger acquisition plan in which MFO acquired all the interests of American Health Partners for an undisclosed price. Leading the transaction for Lument were Conner Girdley, director for seniors housing and healthcare, and Brandon Gill, vice president …