TYLER, Texas — Lifespace Communities has hired David Gustafson as executive director at Meadow Lake in Tyler, approximately midway between Dallas and the Louisiana border. Gustafson previously held leadership roles at Aegis Living, Discovery Senior Living and Watermark Retirement Communities. Gustafson earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of South Florida. He is also a Licensed Administrator for Assisted Living Facilities in Texas and a Licensed Dementia Care Practitioner.
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Thrive Senior Living Breaks Ground on 75-Unit Encore at Heritage-Glen in Fort Worth, Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Thrive Senior Living and Orison Holdings have broken ground on Encore at Heritage-Glen in the Alliance area of North Fort Worth. Arrive Architecture Group designed the project, which will feature 50 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The groundbreaking of Encore at Heritage-Glen follows closely behind the announcement of the International at Aventura, Thrive Senior Living’s latest development in the state of Florida.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Oxford Finance LLC has provided a $47 million senior credit facility to Creative Solutions in Healthcare Inc., a Fort Worth-based seniors housing investor. Funds drawn at closing were used to finance the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in Texas, totaling 228 beds. Additionally, the credit facility includes a substantial delayed draw commitment, providing the company with the flexibility to finance future acquisitions. Creative Solutions in Healthcare is a family-owned company with more than 170 long-term care communities throughout the state of Texas.
DALLAS — Buckner Retirement Services, a nonprofit operator based in Dallas, has hired Ken Robbins to serve as interim president. Robbins will help a transition in leadership as the provider seeks a replacement for Charlie Wilson following his resignation as president. Wilson’s resignation is effective Aug. 31 after serving with Buckner for 24 years. Over the next three weeks, Wilson will work closely with Robbins to bring him up to speed on the organization and the seven Buckner senior living communities it operates. Jeff Gentry, executive vice president and chief …
HOUSTON — Brazos Presbyterian Homes Holding Inc. has promoted Deidre Kinsey to CEO. A 30-year veteran of the senior living industry, Kinsey most recently served two years as the company’s chief operating officer. She will lead the Houston-based nonprofit organization’s three continuing care retirement communities: Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor and The Hallmark in Houston and Longhorn Village in Austin. In her new CEO role, Kinsey aims to unite Brazos Presbyterian Homes Holding into a cohesive, multisite organization by leveraging each senior living community’s strengths, a broader talent pool, shared …
LA MARQUE, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in La Marque, a Gulf Coast city southeast of Houston. The community totals approximately 45,628 square feet on 4.3 acres of land. The seller is a local, Texas-based family partnership, which is selling its only seniors housing community. The buyer owns and operates several skilled nursing facilities in Texas. The price was not disclosed. Matthew Alley of SLIB handled the transaction.
Green Courte Partners Acquires Chesapeake Bay Active Adult Community in Seabrook, Texas
SEABROOK, Texas — Green Courte Partners LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm, has acquired Chesapeake Bay, an active adult community with 348 apartments and cottages in Seabrook, just south of Houston. The acquisition was made through the buyer’s fifth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners V. The seller and price were not disclosed. The acquisition increases Green Courte’s national senior living portfolio to 19 communities containing approximately 3,100 units. The firm’s wholly owned operating platform, True Connection Communities, manages the properties. “The Houston market has demonstrated robust …
ST. PETERS, Mo.; WEST CHESTER, Pa.; and FORT WORTH, Texas — Life Care Services, an LCS Company, has been selected as the management partner for three communities owned by affiliates of Longview Senior Housing. The announcement expands the total number of Longview communities managed by Life Care Services to seven. The properties include:
Pegasus Takes Over Management of Eight LifeWell Legacy Communities in Texas, New Mexico
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Pegasus Senior Living will assume the management of eight communities in Texas and New Mexico. The Properties are currently operated by LifeWell Senior Living under its Legacy brand name. The eight communities collectively total 652 units. All locations offer both assisted living and memory care. With the addition of the eight LifeWell communities, Pegasus will operate 43 senior living communities, with 13 located in Texas and New Mexico. Further details were not disclosed.
LifeCare Properties Sells 112-Unit Blake at New Braunfels in Texas to Inspired Healthcare Capital
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — LifeCare Properties (LCP) has sold The Blake at New Braunfels to Inspired Healthcare Capital for an undisclosed price. The Blake at New Braunfels is a 112-unit assisted living and memory care community in New Braunfels, northeast of San Antonio in the heart of Texas Hill Country. Built in 2021, the Class A property features 71 assisted living units and 41 memory care units. Blake Management Group will continue to operate the property under the new ownership. Cody Tremper and his team at Berkadia Seniors Housing & …