DANVILLE, Ky. — Strawberry Fields REIT LLC has acquired Charleston Health Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Danville, approximately 35 miles southwest of Lexington. The REIT paid $5.4 million for the community, which features 90 skilled nursing beds, 16 assisted living beds and an independent living cottage. The seller was not disclosed. “The plan is to rebrand the property Landmark of Danville, and include it in the Landmark group of homes that are operated by A&M Healthcare,” says Moishe Gubin, CEO of Strawberry Fields. “A&M already has other facilities …
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FAIRMONT, Minn. — Lakeview Methodist Health Care Services has started construction of a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Fairmont, located in the southern part of Minnesota near the Iowa border. Wold Architects designed the two-story, 86,000-square-foot property, which Kraus-Anderson Construction will build. Development costs were estimated at $24 million. Construction is slated for completion by fall 2021.
NYU Winthrop Physician Authors COVID-19 Safety Recommendations for Skilled Nursing Facilities
by Jeff Shaw
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Seeking to address estimates that more than a third of COVID-19 deaths nationally have occurred in nursing homes and long-term care facilities — more than 38,000 — the American Medical Directors Association published recommendations for reducing the spread of the pandemic virus among residents and staff. Among the recommendations were the creation of COVID-specific units, screenings of residents twice daily, discontinuing of drug delivery modes such as nebulizers that might spread the virus, and reviews with patients and families of do-not-intubate and do-not-hospitalize advance directives. “The scope …
LIBERTY, Mo. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the lease with a new operator for Ashton Court Care and Rehabilitation Centre in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty. The property features a total of 140 skilled nursing beds. The operator sought to exit the state of Missouri to focus on its core markets. The incoming tenant has worked with Blueprint to become operator at 15 other facilities previously, and is strategically expanding within Missouri. The landlord is a REIT.
Monticello Provides $2.5M in Financing for 312-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility Portfolio in Kentucky, North Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
KENTUCKY and NORTH CAROLINA — Monticello has provided a $2.5 million working capital loan to the operating companies of three skilled nursing facilities totaling 312 beds in Kentucky and North Carolina. Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital, provided the funds. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current portfolio of 8,752 licensed beds. Prior to this deal, Monticello financed the acquisition of several facilities in 2018 and 2019 for the company.
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Monticello Provides $30M Financing for 312-Bed Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Kentucky, North Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
KENTUCKY and NORTH CAROLINA — Monticello has provided $30 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition of one skilled nursing facility and refinancing of two others. The portfolio totals 312 beds in Kentucky and North Carolina. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current portfolio of 8,752 licensed beds. Prior to this deal, Monticello financed the acquisition of a number of facilities in 2018 and 2019 for the sponsor.
KANSAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of three skilled nursing facilities in Kansas totaling 250 beds. The properties were located in suburban and rural locations. The price and buyer were not disclosed. The transaction is the last of five that Blueprint arranged for LTC Properties as part of the REIT’s divestment of its 2,500-bed Preferred Care skilled nursing portfolio. The company sold the properties to five different buyers, with each buying all properties within a single state.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has formed several Congregate Care Unified Response Teams, with the goal of testing residents and staff members at skilled nursing facilities in the state. “Nursing facilities have been aggressive regarding testing and managing COVID-19 outbreaks on their own, but this effort will provide them with additional resources,” says DeWine. “As we continue to ramp up our testing in Ohio, we must deploy our resources in a way that will save the most lives.” The response team will include medically trained members of the …
DENVER — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in the Denver metro area and a third in Eastern Colorado. The portfolio totals 250 skilled nursing beds, as well as 25 assisted living units. LTC Properties sold the assets as part of its plan to divest all its Preferred Care-branded communities. The buyer is a private private company looking to expand its presence in Colorado, as well as its relationships with its third-party operators in the state. The price was not disclosed.