Senior Housing Finance Activity: GE Capital, Berkadia

GE Capital Provides $48.5M Financing for Acquisition of Four Ariz. Senior Care Facilities  GE Capital’s Healthcare Financial Services (HFS) business was the administrative agent and a lender on a $48.5 million financing to a joint venture among LTC Properties Inc., Silverstone Healthcare Real Estate and Senior Lifestyle Corp. The funds were used for the acquisition […]

Delaware Ranks as Top State for Retirees

Surpassing the Sunshine State, Delaware has grabbed the title of Kiplinger’s No. 1 retiree destination. “Delaware’s population includes a great number of residents who are 65 [plus], and the retired set can enjoy a life unburdened by heavy taxes,” Kiplinger says in a statement. “One of Kiplinger’s 10 most tax-friendly states for retirees, Delaware levies […]

GE Capital Healthcare Up for Sale, Valued at $11 Billion

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this headline stated that GE Capital is up for sale. It has been revised to clarify that the healthcare services business is being sold.  General Electric Co. is reaching out to potential buyers of GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services, which lends to senior housing among other health care companies. The […]

Providers Weigh In On Tobacco, Booze in Senior Living

As senior living communities increase efforts to promote resident and employee wellness, providers are balancing policies that both ban and permit tobacco and alcohol products.  While the majority of providers say their communities are smoke-free, at the same time, many providers say their communities serve alcohol, noting the popularity of happy hour and other social […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Grandbridge, Northmarq

Grandbridge Closes $17M Mortgage Loan for Wash. Senior Housing Community Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Atlanta-based Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance team recently closed a $16,875,000 first mortgage loan secured by Courtyard Village, a 127-unit seniors housing community in Vancouver, Wash. Funding for the acquisition was provided through Grandbridge’s exclusive BB&T Real Estate Funding Structured loan […]

Time to Re-evaluate Assisted Living as Leader in Long-Term Care

Evaluating challenges facing the assisted living industry as opportunities is key to ushering the sector into a new era. ”Assisted living is experiencing increasing levels of frailty among its residents across providers and states, requiring greater care services and placing new demands on staff, systems, and the environment,” writes The Center for Excellence in Assisted […]