Who we are
Wert-Berater, Inc. has prepared independent feasibility studies for lenders, certified development companies, and federal agencies since 1998 — more than four thousand engagements representing $40.2 billion in evaluated project value across all fifty states and international assignments. Our fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the agency, never to the sponsor’s optimism: fees are fixed, quoted up front, never contingent on findings, and a determination is never changed under pressure.
What we do
Addiction treatment facilities — medical detox, residential treatment, medication-assisted treatment clinics, and sober-living adjacencies — are underwritten on census economics inside a payer landscape that has matured: in-network contracting now defines sustainable operators, and the study treats out-of-network-dependent pro formas with the skepticism their loss history has earned. The analysis sizes demand from prevalence and treatment-gap data, documents the licensure level-of-care ladder the facility will hold, and builds census ramp from referral-source evidence rather than marketing reach.
How we do it
Census modeling by level of care with length-of-stay and step-down patterns, payer-yield analysis distinguishing contracted rates from out-of-network reimbursement reality, staffing at clinical-ratio requirements, and a referral-source concentration review — the admissions pipeline is the demand study.
How we can help you
The category fits SBA and conventional structures with the management and regulatory dimensions weighted heavily; community-based facilities reach USDA programs in eligible areas. The engagement applies the firm's residential-care underwriting with the payer-contracting scrutiny this category specifically requires.
How to engage us
Standard delivery is 10 to 15 business days from complete project data. Rush delivery for deals already in underwriting is accepted case by case for an additional fixed fee, quoted up front and committed in writing. Engagements are typically initiated by the borrower, with lender or CDC confirmation obtained before work begins — institutions differ, so confirm the procedure with your lending contact.