Capital providers dealing in the skilled nursing space are pushing back on the White House’s position on institutional capital, stressing the need for it in the sector. While institutional capital is critical to many of the key players in the space, some capital providers say newer owner-operators will have a hard time getting the necessary […]
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The early returns for the new Medicare payment model for nursing homes have been broadly positive, with multiple experts and operators pegging the revenue gains at a healthy but modest 5% to 6%. But the actual gains may be higher than those numbers betray, and several experts predict some kind of eventual adjustment from the […]
Lenders who offer Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) loans consider skilled nursing financing to be a long-term relationship, so choosing clients carefully — and thinking about deals as partnerships for the long haul — is crucial for good-decision making. Because the federal government backs these products, which feature low interest rates and a […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) lending program for skilled nursing facilities grabbed some negative headlines earlier this year, but a key financial player in the space says that demand for the products remains strong — though the government has placed increasing focus on star ratings and care quality when underwriting deals. “The […]
The 8th episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available! Stephen Rosenberg founded Greystone 30 years ago with the modest goal of forming his own consulting shop after an executive stint at Dean Witter Reynolds. But over time, Rosenberg and Greystone built a name for themselves in the health care and multifamily housing lending space, […]
Skilled nursing operator Greystone Healthcare Management announced the appointment of Stephanie Handelson, a longtime leader in the senior living industry, as CEO. Handelson formally assumed the top spot at the chain of 28 skilled nursing facilities on Monday, succeeding interim CEO Gerry Jenich. The Tampa, Fla.-based firm operates as the Greystone Health Network, with home […]
Greystone & Co. on Wednesday announced the origination of $78.5 million in financing for a 585-bed skilled nursing facility in the New York City suburb of Woodbury, N.Y. The firm originated the loan for the Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) health care lending […]
The partial government shutdown has brought a multi-billion-dollar program for skilled nursing facility acquisitions and refinances to a halt, and the backlog could complicate deals long after the impasse eventually ends. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has stopped endorsing loans, the final step toward closing deals through the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) […]
A majority of skilled nursing and seniors housing executives believe skilled nursing providers can no longer be independent players in the post-acute care continuum — and almost 20% see integration as a necessity. According to a survey conducted by real estate lending, investment, and advisory company Greystone and administered by Marc Zimmet of Zimmet Healthcare Services […]
Non-profits have felt particularly squeezed by recent skilled nursing pressures on multiple fronts, prompting them to sell off their skilled facilities — typically to for-profit entities. Many of them are feeling the pressures of staffing, Luann Gutierrez, Greystone & Co.’s managing director for bridge finance, told SNN. In addition, the non-profits that have just one or […]
Greystone & Co.’s health care bridge loan volume hit a record high of $103.22 million in August, accounting for 39% of the company’s year-to-date health care volume. That compares with with a total volume of $128 million in health care bridge loans for Greystone for the entire year of 2017. As of August 2018, the […]