Home Health & Hospice vs Seniors Housing: What Investors Need to Know

Home Health & Hospice vs Seniors Housing: What Investors Need to Know

Health care is not a one-size-fits-all solution, and the variables at play in each market require careful consideration from investors. While most people first think of seniors housing for older adults, there has been a tremendous push for home health-based supports and services. We spoke with industry experts Eugene Goldenberg, Managing Director at Edgemont Partners, and Steve Monroe, Founding Editor of our sister publication, The SeniorCare Investor, to gain invaluable insights and help guide investors through the intricacies of two dynamic markets: Home Health & Hospice (HH&H) and seniors housing. Navigating Care Options: When considering a move to a seniors housing community,... Read More »
Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Reaches 115 Deals in Q3:23

Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Reaches 115 Deals in Q3:23

The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the third quarter of 2023 fell to 115 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 4% decrease from the 120 transactions disclosed in the second quarter of 2023, but an 18% decline from the 140 deals in Q3:22. Q3:23’s 115 deals surpass Q3:19’s 105 deals, and the average deal total per quarter for 2019 and 2023 (so far) is 115. In addition, the $700 million spent on Q3:23 transactions fell by 46% from the $1.29 billion spent on Q2:23 transactions and by 82% from the $3.87 billion spent in the year-ago third quarter, based on disclosed prices.... Read More »
Ventas Buys New Senior Investment Group

Ventas Buys New Senior Investment Group

The publicly traded REIT Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has announced a deal for New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR), a real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 103 senior housing properties and 12,404 total units, the vast majority being independent living, located across 36 states. SNR was spun off from Newcastle Investment Corp. in November 2014. Major operating tenants/managers include Holiday Retirement (65 properties), Atria (21) and others including Grace Management, Merrill Gardens, Hawthorn Senior Living and Watermark Retirement Communities.  The total purchase price, including assumed debt of $1.5 million, comes to $2.3 billion, or about $185,400 per unit. Under the terms of the... Read More »
And the Audience Says…

And the Audience Says…

Last week, we hosted a webinar tackling the differences between two classes of seniors housing communities: “A” quality versus “B” quality. Often, buyers and investors of one group do not do much business in the other, so it is worth breaking out the differences in valuation, operations and investment strategies. So, for the last several years in our annual Senior Care Acquisition Report, we have divided seniors housing properties into these categories based on a combination of their age, size and location.   Leading up to the pandemic, prices paid for “A” quality properties were surging as labor and occupancy headwinds seemed to be affecting “B” (and “C”)... Read More »
Senior Care M&A Market in a “Post-Covid” World

Senior Care M&A Market in a “Post-Covid” World

Editor’s Note: This article focused on the senior care M&A market was featured in our sibling publication, The SeniorCare Investor It is safe to say the senior care M&A market in 2020 is quite different from that of 2019, in terms of the number of acquisitions closed, the values for senior care properties and perhaps most importantly, the types of properties actually put up for sale. Value-add and distressed communities have so far dominated the market since the onset of COVID-19, as owners of newer, stabilized communities are largely sitting on the sidelines to wait for a seller’s market again. Who knows when that will happen?  Assisted living communities have been hit... Read More »
April Was Cruel for Long-Term Care Deals

April Was Cruel for Long-Term Care Deals

The Long-Term Care sector is typically the busiest for healthcare mergers and acquisitions. Month after month, the seniors housing and care market posts the largest share of transactions, often between 25% and 29%. But these are not typical times. Now we’re dealing with COVID-19 and seniors housing has been hit especially hard by deaths, visitor restrictions, and more. Deal flow in this sector ground to a halt in mid-April, according to our Deal Search Online database. In January 2020, 33 transactions were announced, followed by 30 in February and 35 in March. Through April 28, just 16 deals have closed, the last one on April 15. For context, 39 deals were reported in April 2019.... Read More »