Long-Term Optimism Boosting Skilled Bed Prices Despite Low Occupancy

Investment in skilled nursing facilities hasn’t slowed down despite persistent dark clouds surrounding the industry’s outlook. One of the overarching themes this past conference season — including at the summits held by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) — is that there’s an ongoing […]

Northwind Acquires $182.5M Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Ohio and Kentucky

Northwind Group, a real estate owner-operator based in Manhattan, acquired a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities with a total of 1,037 beds in Ohio and northern Kentucky. Along with one 110-unit assisted living property, the total acquisition price was $182.5 million. All of the facilities are operated by Carespring Health Care, a Loveland, Ohio-based […]

REIT Sell-Offs Drive HUD Lending in Skilled Nursing Space

The summer months have brought millions of dollars in skilled nursing refinancings and loans insured by the federal government. And though the overall activity level for loans from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is roughly on par with the past few years, the ongoing regionalization in the space is a driver of much […]

Amid Opioid Epidemic, Drug Rehab Operators Eyeing SNF Properties

As millions of Americans grapple with opioid abuse disorders, skilled nursing facilities are attractive locations for drug treatment facilities. With more than 2 million people in the U.S. having a substance abuse disorder, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the demand for care is spiking. “There’s this huge need for additional […]

Amid Turmoil, Does Skilled Nursing Have a Future in REITs?

Conflicts between major real estate investment trusts (REITs) and their skilled nursing tenants have dominated industry headlines in recent weeks. Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) continues to seek relief amid its primary tenant HCR ManorCare’s failure to pay rent, while shareholders of Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) attempted to derail its acquisition of the SNF-heavy […]

SNF Transactions: KeyBank Invests in Indiana

KeyBank Invests $15.3M in Indiana Skilled Nursing Facilities KeyBank Real Estate Capital invested a total of $15.3 million in two skilled nursing facilities operated by Trilogy Health Services, LLC in Indiana, providing FHA-backed financing for the Trilogy-Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville and Trilogy-St. Mary Healthcare Center in Lafayette. KeyBank’s John Randolph and Laura Conway […]