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ALTON AND BELLEVILLE, ILL. — Strawberry Fields REIT LLC has acquired two skilled nursing facilities near the Illinois-Missouri border for $5.9 million. The properties total 361 beds and include Integrity Healthcare of Alton in Alton and Integrity Healthcare of Belleville in Belleville. Both cities are suburbs of St. Louis and are located in Illinois. Integrity Healthcare Management will continue to operate the two facilities under a master lease agreement. The average occupancy in the homes is 48 percent. Among the residents at the two skilled nursing facilities, 6 percent are Medicare patients, 88 percent are Medicaid patients and 5 percent are private pay.