CONNECTICUT — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut, one in the Hartford and one near New York City. The portfolio totals 197 beds and produced a combined annual revenue of $16 million. Blueprint previously represented the seller when it acquired a 10-property portfolio of which these two assets were part. A private investment group based in New York City sold the properties to a Connecticut-based company with existing operations in the state. The price was not disclosed.
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Berkadia Provides $9.8M HUD Loan for Willow Creek Retirement Center in Byram, Mississippi
by Jeff Shaw
BYRAM, Miss. — Berkadia has provided $9.8 million in HUD financing for Willow Creek Retirement Center, a skilled nursing facility in Byram, a suburb of Jackson. Built in 2000, the property features 88 skilled nursing beds, including a 20-bed memory care unit. The facility also features a new 4,000-square-foot therapy gym and spa and 10,000-square-foot wing for private rooms. The borrower is WCR LLC, which Robert Rotolo leads. The 35-year loan represents a 79 percent loan-to-value ratio. Laura Saull Smith of Berkadia’s D.C. Metro office secured the loan, which refinanced …
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Webinar: Conversation Technology As A Game Changer — Increasing Sales Effectiveness in Seniors Housing
In an October 14 Seniors Housing Business webinar titled “Conversation Technology As A Game Changer: Increasing Sales Effectiveness in Seniors Housing,” panelists discussed how technology can allow for marketing automation and improve sales effectiveness in senior living. Fran Palma, senior vice president of integrated marketing and digital strategies at Covenant Living Communities, explains that automation can allow professionals in the industry to offload some tasks and focus on what’s important: “The most valuable thing you can give your sales folks is more time, especially right now.” Palma explains that many …
SLIB Brokers Sale of 130-Bed Cambridge House Skilled Nursing Facility in Bristol, Tennessee
by Jeff Shaw
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of The Cambridge House, a 130-bed skilled nursing facility in Bristol, located in the northeast corner of the state. A regional operator owned the 38,075-square-foot facility, but fell into bankruptcy. A mid-sized, Mid-Atlantic skilled nursing owner with operating partners in Tennessee acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Ryan Saul of SLIB facilitated the sale.
Strawberry Fields REIT Acquires Hope Creek Skilled Nursing Facility in Illinois for $4M
by Jeff Shaw
EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Strawberry Fields REIT LLC has acquired Hope Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in East Moline, located across the Mississippi River from Davenport, Iowa. The Indiana-based, non-traded REIT paid $4 million for the 245-bed skilled nursing facility, which is located on a 12-acre parcel. Built in 2007, is the newest skilled nursing facility in the Quad Cities, according to the buyer. The facility offers full inpatient rehabilitation, respite stays, hospice services, individualized care plans, restorative therapy programs, a secured memory care unit and a variety of activities …
MASSACHUSETTS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of four skilled nursing facilities totaling 572 beds in Eastern Massachusetts. A court-appointed receiver sold the facilities in two separate transactions. The price was not disclosed. A regional operator had taken over operations as interim manager. The company partnered with a capital partner to acquire all four facilities.
Crest Pointe Breaks Ground on 3,000 SF Therapy Gym Expansion in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
by Jeff Shaw
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. —Crest Pointe Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has broken ground on a 3,000-square-foot building expansion. The new therapy gym is part of a multi-million-dollar renovation project at the skilled nursing facility in Point Pleasant, approximately 50 miles south of New York City on the Jersey Shore. Crest Pointe is working with Marquis Health Services, a leading nursing home consulting firm, on the design and implementation of the renovation project. A timeline for completion was not released.
Dwight Capital Funds $49.5M HUD Funding for Skilled Nursing Facilities in Memphis, New York City
by Jeff Shaw
MEMPHIS, Tenn., and NEW YORK CITY — Dwight Capital has provided a total of $49.5 million in HUD financing for two skilled nursing facilities. In the first transaction, Dwight provided $25.7 million in HUD funding for Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Memphis. The property features 221 beds. In the second transaction, Dwight funded a $23.8 million HUD 232/223(a)(7) loan for Eastchester Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, a 200-bed skilled nursing facility in the Bronx. Further details were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Regional Health Properties Inc. (NYSE: RHE), a self-managed healthcare real estate investment company based in Atlanta that invests primarily in senior living and long-term care, has hired Ben Waites as chief financial officer and vice president. Most recently, Waites spent 10 years as vice president of finance and assistant treasurer for Cajun Operating Company Inc., the franchisor and operator of over 1,600 restaurant locations. In this role, he refinanced the organization’s debt, realizing more than $8 million in annual interest savings and restructured all bank relationships. Waites previously …
Monticello Provides $2M in Working Capital for 338-Bed Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Montana
by Jeff Shaw
MONTANA — Monticello has provided a $2 million working capital loan to the operating companies of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC, provided the financing. No further details were disclosed.