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Mortgage And Other Notes Receivable
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract]  
Mortgage Notes Receivable MORTGAGE AND OTHER NOTES RECEIVABLE

At December 31, 2019, we had investments in mortgage notes receivable with a carrying value of $294,120,000 secured by real estate and UCC liens on the personal property of 15 facilities and other notes receivable with a carrying value of $46,023,000 guaranteed by significant parties to the notes or by cross-collateralization of properties with the same owner. At December 31, 2018, we had investments in mortgage notes receivable with a carrying value of $202,877,000 and other notes receivable with a carrying value of $43,234,000. No allowance for credit losses was considered necessary at December 31, 2019 or 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we announced the following note receivable investments and commitments as described below (dollars in thousands):
Operator
 
Date
 
Properties
 
Asset Class
 
Amount
Note Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Living Communities
 
June 2019
 
1
 
SHO
 
32,700

41 Management
 
June 2019
 
1
 
SHO
 
10,800

Discovery Senior Living
 
July 2019
 
1
 
SHO
 
750

Discovery Senior Living
 
August 2019
 
1
 
SHO
 
6,423

41 Management
 
December 2019
 
1
 
SHO
 
3,870

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
54,543



Discovery

On August 30, 2019, NHI extended a senior mortgage loan of $6,423,000 at 7% annual interest to affiliates of Discovery to acquire a senior housing facility in Indiana for which Discovery PropCo, will have the option to purchase at stabilization. The facility consists of 52 assisted living units and 22 memory care units. As discussed earlier in Note 2, effective July 1, 2019, NHI provided an additional working capital loan for amounts up to $750,000 at an interest rate of 6.5%.

41 Management

On June 14, 2019, we committed to providing first mortgage financing to 41 Management, LLC for up to $10,800,000 to fund the construction of a 51-unit assisted living facility in Wisconsin. The loan carries an interest rate of 8.50% for its term of five years, subject to two renewals of one year each. The agreement includes a purchase option, which is effective upon stabilization of the facility. Additional security on the loan includes personal and corporate guarantees and the funding of a $2,400,000 working capital escrow. The total amount funded on the note was $6,045,000 as of December 31, 2019.

On December 20, 2019, we extended a second mortgage loan of $3,870,000 to 41 Management to refinance the subordinated debt on a newly constructed 48-unit assisted living/memory care facility in Wisconsin. The loan provides for interest of 13% and a one year maturity plus two six-month renewal terms at the option of the borrower. The loan is secured by corporate and personal guarantees. Upon stabilization, NHI has the option to purchase the facility at fair market value based on a metric-driven formula.

Our loans to and receivables from 41 Management represent variable interests. 41 Management is structured to limit liability for potential claims for damages, is capitalized to achieve that purpose and is considered a VIE within the definition set forth in Note 1. As discussed more fully in Note 1, we have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of 41 Management.

Bickford

At December 31, 2019, our construction loans to Bickford are summarized as follows:
Commencement
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Commitment
 
Drawn
 
Location
January 2017
 
9%
 
5 years
 
14,000,000

 
(14,000,000
)
 
Michigan
January 2018
 
9%
 
5 years
 
14,000,000

 
(11,804,000
)
 
Virginia
July 2018
 
9%
 
5 years
 
14,700,000

 
(11,312,000
)
 
Michigan
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
42,700,000

 
$
(37,116,000
)
 
 


The construction loans are secured by first mortgage liens on substantially all real and personal property as well as a pledge of any and all leases or agreements which may grant a right of use to the property. Usual and customary covenants extend to the agreements, including the borrower’s obligation for payment of insurance and taxes. NHI has a fair market value purchase option on the properties at stabilization of the underlying operations. On exercise of our purchase option on these development projects, Bickford as borrower may receive up to $2,000,000 per project based on the achievement of predetermined operational milestones and, if funded, will increase NHI's future purchase price.

As discussed in Note 2, on September 10, 2019, we acquired the Illinois location constructed by Bickford for $15,100,000. In the exchange we cancelled Bickford’s outstanding debt, including interest due, on the property of $14,035,000.

Our loans to Bickford represent a variable interest. Bickford is structured to limit liability for potential claims for damages, is capitalized to achieve that purpose and is considered a VIE within the definition set forth in Note 1. As discussed more fully in Note 1, we have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of Bickford Senior Living.

Life Care Services - Sagewood

On December 21, 2018, we entered into an agreement to lend LCS-Westminster Partnership IV LLP (“LCS-WP IV”), an affiliate of Life Care Services (“LCS”), the manager of the facility, up to $180,000,000. The loan agreement conveys a mortgage interest and will facilitate the construction of Phase II of Sagewood, a Type-A Continuing Care Retirement Community in Scottsdale, AZ. As an affiliate of a larger company, LCS-WP IV is structured to limit liability for potential damage claims, is capitalized to achieve that purpose and is considered a VIE within the definition set forth in Note 1. As discussed more fully in Note 1, we have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of LCS-WP IV.

The loan takes the form of two notes under a master credit agreement. The senior note (“Note A”) totals $118,800,000 at a 7.25% interest rate with 10 basis-point annual escalators after three years and has a term of 10 years. We have funded $77,340,000 of Note A as of December 31, 2019. Note A is interest-only and is locked to prepayment until January 2021. After 2020, the prepayment penalty starts at 2% and declines to 1% in 2022. The second note (“Note B”) is a construction loan for up to $61,200,000 at an annual interest rate of 8.5% and carries a maturity of five years. The total amount funded on Note B was $45,938,000 as of December 31, 2019.

Life Care Services - Timber Ridge

In February 2015, we entered into an agreement with LCS-Westminster Partnership III LLP (“LCS-WP III”), an affiliate of LCS, the manager of the facility, to lend up to $154,500,000. The loan agreement conveys a mortgage interest and facilitated the construction of Phase II of Timber Ridge at Talus (“Timber Ridge”), a Type-A continuing care retirement community in Issaquah, Washington. Our loan to LCS-WP III represents a variable interest. As an affiliate of a larger company, LCS-WP III is structured to limit liability for potential damage claims, is capitalized to achieve that purpose and is considered a VIE within the definition set forth in Note 1.

The loan took the form of two notes under a master credit agreement. The senior note (“Note A”) totals $60,000,000 at an initial rate of 6.75% (currently 6.95%) with 10 basis-point escalators after three years and has a term of 10 years. We have funded $59,350,000 of Note A as of December 31, 2019. Note A is interest-only and is locked to prepayment for three years. Beginning in February 2018, the prepayment penalty started at 5% and will decline 1% annually for five years. Note B was a construction loan for up to $94,500,000, with the remaining outstanding balance being fully repaid during the first quarter of 2018.

As discussed more fully at Note 15, on January 31, 2020 we entered into a joint venture transaction with LCS to create Timber Ridge PropCo which acquired the Timber Ridge property.

Senior Living Communities

On June 25, 2019, we provided a mortgage loan of $32,700,000 to Senior Living for the acquisition of a 248-unit continuing care retirement community in Columbia, South Carolina. The financing is for a term of five years with two one year extensions
and carries an interest rate of 7.25%. Additionally, the loan conveys to NHI a purchase option at a stated minimum price of $38,250,000, subject to adjustment for market conditions.

In December 2014, we provided a $15,000,000 revolving line of credit, the maturity of which mirrors the 15-year term of the master lease. Borrowings are used primarily to finance construction projects within the Senior Living portfolio, including building additional units. The facility, which may also be used to meet general working capital needs, was amended as of December 10, 2019, to reduce availability to $12,000,000 with a further reduction in capacity to $7,000,000 beginning January 1, 2022 through lease maturity in December 2029. Also effective December 10, 2019, a sub-limit on the availability of funding for working capital needs was established at $10,000,000 for this loan, extending through January 1, 2022, at which time the limit is to be reduced to $5,000,000. Amounts outstanding under the facility, $5,174,000 at December 31, 2019, bear interest at an annual rate equal to the prevailing 10-year U.S. Treasury rate, 1.92% at December 31, 2019, plus 6%.

NHI has two mezzanine loans of up to $12,000,000 and $2,000,000, respectively, to affiliates of Senior Living, whose purpose was to partially fund construction of a 186-unit senior living campus on Daniel Island in South Carolina, which opened in April 2018. The loans bear interest payable monthly at a 10% annual rate and mature in March 2021. The loans were fully drawn at December 31, 2019, and provided NHI with a fixed capitalization rate purchase option on the development upon its meeting certain operational metrics. The option is to remain open during the term of the loans, plus any extensions.

Our loans to Senior Living and its subsidiaries represent a variable interest. Senior Living is structured to limit liability for potential claims for damages, is appropriately capitalized for that purpose and is considered a VIE. As discussed more fully in Note 1, we have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of Senior Living.