Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: IPA’s $1.06 Billion Year

IPA Closes $1.06 Billion in Transactions In 2016, IPA National Seniors Housing Group closed $1.06 billion in transactions. The total includes 29 transactions in 19 states. Highlights of the year include the completion of the largest privately held majority SNF portfolio sale on record nationally since 2012 and the second-largest stand-alone senior care property sale […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Mainstreet Acquires $44.3 Million Memory Care Portfolio

Mainstreet Acquires Three Memory Care Communities for $44.3 Million Mainstreet Health Investments Inc. (TSX: HLP-U) entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of three memory care communities, totaling 171 units, for the purchase price of $44.3 million, representing a year one capitalization rate of 7.85%. . The communities are located in Little Rock, Arkansas, […]

Ensign Offloads Urgent Care Portfolio To Focus On Post-Acute

The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) is narrowing its focus more on post-acute and senior living by offloading its urgent care operations. The parent company of the Ensign group of skills nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice, assisted living and urgent care companies, The Ensign Group is based in Mission Viejo, California. The company’s […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Ensign, Senior Housing Properties Trust

Senior Housing Properties Trust Announces $620 Million Mortgage Financing on Boston Seaport Buildings Real estate investment trust (REIT) Senior Housing Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SNH) announced that it has closed on a $620 million, 10-year, non-amortizing mortgage loan that matures in August 2026. The loan is secured by two Class A, 15 story life-science buildings, which […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Ensign Group Completes 18-SNF Acquisition

Ensign Group Completes Acquisition of Legend Healthcare The parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care, assisted living and urgent care companies, The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG), has completed its previously announced acquisition of 18 skilled nursing operations in Texas. All facilities were previously operated […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Ensign, CareTrust

The Ensign Group Announces $250 Million Revolving Credit Facility The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), which is based in Mission Viejo, California, announced that Ensign and its operating subsidiaries have boosted its revolving credit facility by $100 million to an aggregate of $250 million, $105 million of which was drawn as of Feb. 1. The credit […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/11/16)

(The Healthcare Resort of Plano developed by Mainstreet and operated by The Ensign Group in Plano, Texas — Photo courtesy of Mainstreet) Construction: Planned Omega Communities Plans $45 Million Community for Ga. Birmingham, Ala.-based Omega Communities plans to begin construction later this year on a new $45 million continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Stockbridge, […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/28/16)

(Pecan Grove independent living building at the Highland Springs retirement community in Dallas — Photo courtesy of Erickson Living) Construction: Planned Episcopal Retirement Homes Plans $110 Million Renovations to 27 Communities Cincinnati-based Episcopal Retirement Homes plans to spend $110 million on renovating 27 of its communities nationwide, reports Cincinnati.com. The not-for-profit senior care provider will be investing in its […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Spectrum Professional Services, Ensign

Spectrum Professional Services Acquired by Beecken, Sunrise JVBeecken Petty O’Keefe & Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests exclusively in health care companies, has acquired Maryland-based Spectrum Professional Services, a leading provider of rehabilitative therapy management and consulting services with more than 500 customers across the United States. Further investment in the transaction was provided by […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Chartwell, Ensign

Chartwell Acquires Five Premier Ontario Residences for C$254 Million Chartwell Retirement Residences, Canada’s largest owner and operator of seniors housing, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire five premier retirement residences in Ontario, Canada, for an aggregate purchase price of C$254 million from five distinct groups of vendors. The properties include Hollandview Trail Retirement Community in […]