Multi-Site Senior Living

Ziegler is pleased to announce its role as strategic advisor to Kiawah Life Plan Village in its affiliation with Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Communities. Located on Kiawah Island, SC, KLPV is a high-end luxury retirement community scheduled to open in the fall of 2025.

Once a quarter, we feature an issue of Z-News that is devoted to recommended reading. These lists include newly released research reports, hot-topic white papers and noteworthy articles that have meaningful information for the senior living & care sector. The list of reading materials below range in topics from demographic, construction and real estate trends to detailed classifications of the top providers in the industry. As always, we welcome feedback on potential future publications or articles to include for our readers. 

For roughly 10 years, Ziegler has hosted the Catholic Senior Living Forum for Catholic senior living providers at LeadingAge’s national conference in conjunction with LeadingAge and the Catholic Healthcare Association (CHA). Last month, Catholic senior healthcare providers met in Nashville to discuss the unique challenges facing Catholic senior healthcare providers, as well as the opportunities to serve and to broaden their respective missions.

Ziegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of Penick Village’s $73,295,000 Series 2024A and 2024B Bonds. Located in Southern Pines, NC, Penick Village is carrying out an expansion to their campus, consisting of 44 new independent living apartments with underbuilding parking; a new 5,000 square foot wellness center; a new welcome/guard house and renovations to the health care center.

Ziegler is pleased to announce its role as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to the sale of Canterbury on the Lake, a 273-bed/unit senior living and skilled nursing retirement community located in Waterford Township, MI. The acquiring party is a privately held owner and operator based in Lakewood, NJ.

For the past several years, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) has partnered with Ziegler to provide additional insights into the occupancy, growth and other key indicators for the Life Plan Community (LPC) sector. This article summarizes key takeaways from the 3Q 2024 occupancy, absorption and inventory growth.

Ziegler Credit Surveillance (ZCS) is pleased to present this annual study of 19 financial ratio median and quartile values we deem important for analyzing the credit quality of not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). These ratios address profitability, liquidity, cash flow, and capital structure.

Ziegler and LeadingAge recently released the 2024 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 publication. In this week’s issue of Z-News, we feature the 200 largest not-for-profit single-site senior living communities in the country (increased from 150 in the 2023 publication). This ranking is one of several additional rankings in the report beyond the primary “LZ 200” organizations.

Shell Point will use the proceeds of the Series 2024A/B Bonds to construct 58 independent living units to be known as Vista Cay in the Island neighborhood. The Vista Cay residences will be located in a 14-story building with river and gulf views on a 11.6- acre site. The Series 2024A/B Bonds are rated BBB+ (Negative Outlook) by S&P Global Ratings and BBB+ (Stable Outlook) by Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Shell Point will use the proceeds of the Series 2024C Bonds, together with other funds, to construct a “Town Center” for the community in the Island neighborhood. The Town Center will be used to house Shell Point’s administration building and its current Island amenities, as well as serve as the new hurricane shelter for its independent living residents. The Series 2024C Bonds are rated BBB+ (Stable Outlook) by S&P Global Ratings and BBB+ (Stable Outlook) by Fitch Ratings, Inc.