Sell a Care Business/Assisted Living Facility
Sell your assisted living facility

Sell your assisted living facility. Start seeing offers from vetted buyers.

Ready to sell your assisted living facility? We work with senior care operators and nobody else. When you're ready, we bring your facility, privately, to our network of vetted buyers who specialize in senior care, and you compare their offers. On your timeline, with no public listing and no local generalist putting your census at risk.

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Confidential by defaultNo public listingYou pay $0
A private buyer network
Vetted buyers, ready now

When you are ready, we introduce your facility to buyers who specialize in senior care. Private introductions only. You compare offers and choose.

  • Private equity and roll-up platforms
  • Healthcare REITs
  • Regional and national operators
  • Family offices and private investors
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Every buyer vetted for capital, licensing, and close reliability.
The market right now

Buyers are acquiring assisted living facilities faster than ever

A record 871 facilities changed hands last year, up 21 percent, and thousands of buyers search for one like yours every month. Here is what that means for you.

5,800+/mo
Buyers search online every month to acquire an assisted living facility. We help them find you privately, before you ever list.
Vanklif keyword research, 2026
+21% YoY
Assisted living M&A hit a record 871 deals in 2025. The market for facilities like yours is accelerating.
Irving Levin Associates / LevinPro LTC, Jan 2026
3x-8x
Earnings multiple facilities sell for, roughly $25K to $100K per bed depending on size, occupancy, and care level.
BizBuySell closed-deal data and valuation benchmarks, 2021-2025
$14B
Spent by Welltower alone in 2025, one of many REITs, private equity firms, and operators competing to buy.
Company / SEC disclosures, 2025
See what buyers will offer for your assisted living facility.
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The mistake most owners make

The costly way to sell an assisted living facility

Most owners sell the way they know. They call a local business broker. That broker has closed restaurants, laundromats, and maybe one care home. Assisted living is a licensed, census-driven, regulated business, and a generalist prices it like a small company with a building attached.

Then it gets worse. A public listing puts your name on BizBuySell, a sign in the window, and a memo circulated to fifty tire-kickers. Staff hear about it. Families hear about it. Your best caregivers start looking, and your census, the thing your whole valuation rests on, slips while you wait for one buyer to make one offer.

One buyer means one number. No competition, no leverage, and no way to know what you left on the table.

Priced by a generalist
A broker who sells all businesses underwrites yours on rules of thumb, not senior-care comps. That gap is real money.
Leaked to staff and families
A public listing tells your team and your referral sources you are leaving before you are ready to say so.
One buyer, one offer
No auction, no tension. The single buyer at the table knows they are the only one, and prices accordingly.
How it works

How to sell your assisted living facility, step by step

We call it The Vanklif Match. Three steps, no public listing, no obligation, and no cost to you. You set the pace, there is no listing agreement, and you can stop at any point.

This page is for assisted living. If you run a different kind of care business, start with our overview of selling a care business.

1
Tell us about your facility
A few details: location, licensed beds, occupancy, and your timeline. It takes about two minutes and stays fully confidential.
2
We match you privately
We bring your facility to buyers in our network who specialize in senior care and are acquiring in your region. Your name stays off the market.
3
Compare offers and choose
See what serious buyers will pay, side by side. Accept the highest and best offer, or walk away. It costs you nothing either way.
No cost, no catch

Selling your assisted living facility costs you nothing to use us

Here is how we make money, because you should always ask. Buyers pay us, not sellers. When a deal closes, the buyer pays our fee. You keep the full value of your sale.

That keeps our incentive simple: bring you real buyers who actually close. We never take a cut of your proceeds, and we never charge you to find out what your facility is worth.

✓You pay $0
✓Compensated by buyers, not sellers
✓No commission from your sale
✓No obligation to accept an offer
Owner and buyer shake hands to sell an assisted living facility with a glass-door entrance behind them
Single-story assisted living facility exterior in morning light, appraised for its market valuation
Valuation

What is your assisted living facility worth?

Two facilities with the same bed count can sell for very different numbers. Price comes down to a handful of drivers that buyers underwrite closely.

Occupancy and census
Stable, high occupancy is the single biggest lever on price. Buyers pay for filled beds, not licensed capacity.
Payer mix
Private-pay revenue commands a premium over Medicaid-heavy census. Your mix shapes the multiple.
EBITDA and margins
Normalized earnings, adjusted for owner add-backs, are what most buyers actually value.
Owner dependency
A facility that runs without you is worth more than one that depends on you being there daily.
Real estate
Owned versus leased, and the terms attached, can change the deal structure and the number entirely.
Location and license
State, market demand, and a clean survey and licensing history all move the price.

The fastest way to a real number is to let buyers compete for it. A free valuation is a good place to start.

Get a Valuation
Confidential by default

Sell confidentially. Your census stays protected.

The moment a sale goes public you lose leverage. Caregivers get nervous. Families ask questions. Referral sources start to hedge. So we do the opposite of a listing.

We market you blind. No facility name, no address, no identifying details until you approve a specific buyer under NDA. Your staff, your residents, and your referral partners never have to know until you decide the deal is real.

Blind marketing
Buyers see the opportunity, not your name, until you say so.
NDA before any details
Financials and specifics are shared only after a buyer signs and you approve.
You approve every introduction
No buyer reaches you unless you choose to open the door. You stay in control the whole way.
A private buyer network

Who buys assisted living facilities?

More buyers are chasing quality senior-care assets than at any point in the last decade. Our network spans every serious category, and each buyer is vetted before they ever see your facility.

Institutional
Private equity
Roll-up platforms building regional and national portfolios, backed to close quickly and pay for scale.
Institutional
Healthcare REITs
Public and private real estate trusts acquiring senior-housing assets for long-term yield.
Strategic
Regional operators
Established operators expanding in markets they already know, often the cleanest, fastest deals.
Private
Family offices and investors
Owner-operators and private capital looking for their next facility or first acquisition.
Why Vanklif

Why owners choose us over a local broker

Vanklif works with post-acute care operators, and only post-acute care operators. Home care, home health, assisted living, and hospice. That is the entire business. We know your census, your payer mix, and your buyer pool cold, because it is the only thing we do.

When you are ready, we match your facility privately to buyers who specialize in senior care, run the process confidentially, and get you real offers to compare. You pay nothing. Buyers cover the cost, and deals are run in partnership with licensed M&A advisors who specialize in senior care.

Vanklif
Local generalist broker
Specialization
Senior care only
All small businesses
Buyer competition
Multiple vetted buyers
Usually one buyer at a time
Confidentiality
Blind marketing, NDAs
Public listing
Cost to you
$0, buyers pay the fee
8 to 10 percent commission
Price discovery
Offers compared side by side
One offer, take it or leave it
Resources

Guides for selling your assisted living facility

Everything you need to understand the process before you decide. Written for operators, not MBAs.

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Guide thumbnail: Bauhaus photomontage on Deep Forest shape.
Selling
How to sell an assisted living facility
Read the guide
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Guide thumbnail: valuation theme, charts and documents.
Valuation
Assisted living facility valuation, explained
Read the guide
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Guide thumbnail: timing and market cycle theme.
Timing
When is the best time to sell your facility?
Read the guide
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Guide thumbnail: buyer types, institutional buildings.
Buyers
Who buys assisted living facilities, and what they want
Read the guide
FAQ

Common questions about selling an assisted living facility

Is it really free?
Yes. Buyers pay our fee when a deal closes. You never pay us, and we take no commission out of your sale proceeds.
Do I have to sell?
No. There is no obligation and no listing agreement. Many owners start just to see what buyers would pay for their facility. You set the pace and can stop at any point, for any reason.
How long does it take?
Initial buyer interest usually comes within days. A full transaction typically runs 60 to 120 days, depending on diligence, financing, and state licensing timelines.
What information do I need to start?
Just the basics: location, licensed beds, and rough occupancy. Detailed financials come later, under NDA, and only once you have approved a specific buyer.
Will my staff or residents find out?
Not from us. We market your facility blind, with no name or identifying details, until you approve a specific buyer under NDA. You control every introduction.
Who handles the actual transaction?
We run the match and keep it confidential. Deals are completed in partnership with licensed M&A advisors who specialize in senior care, so the legal and closing work is handled by professionals who do this every day.
What about taxes on the sale?
That depends on your entity type and how the deal is structured. We can connect you with advisors who specialize in care-business exits. This is not tax or legal advice.
Get started

Tell us about your facility.

Share a few details and we will privately bring your facility to vetted buyers who specialize in senior care. It takes about two minutes, and nothing is ever listed publicly.

  • Free, with no obligation to sell
  • Confidential. We market blind, under NDA
  • You pay $0. Buyers pay our fee
Confidential. No obligation. Your details are never listed publicly.
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