The Lytles founded Leisure Care in 1976 and still own most of its real estate. Leisure Care provides upscale independent and assisted-living rental housing to people age 62 or older. Leisure Care takes the leisure part of its name seriously, offering residents access to vacation tour packages through its Twist Travel unit and full-services concierge and valet services at its more than 40 communities throughout the western US and Canada. President and CEO Dan Madsen bought Leisure Care, LLC from Chuck and Karen Lytle, its original owners, in 2003.

Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital offers a complete range of quality health and quality of life programs for the elderly and disabled. We are dedicated to providing superior service for the elderly, frail and ill in a warm, caring environment. In addition to its nursing home, the Levindale continuum of care includes a 120-bed specialty (sub-acute) hospital, comprehensive geriatric medicine, in-psychiatry treatment, out patient psychiatry programs, and adult day services. Levindale is also located on the campus of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, one of the most prestigious hospitals in the Baltimore area, if the need arises for quick critical-care treatment. evindale offers skilled long-term care, a rare full-time physician staff and a specialty hospital for complex chronic medical conditions. Those conditions include ventilator care, comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation and geropsychiatric services. Additionally, Levindale offers respite care, comfort care and pain management and hospice.Levindale accepts a leadership role in defining and developing elder care. We proudly became the first registered Eden Alternative center in Maryland. This philosophy infuses companionship, empowerment and spontaneity into the daily lives of residents and patients. The Neighborhood Model is the next step in our culture change journey. This ideal turns rigid nursing homes into places where residents' desires are the priority. Levindale is currently building new additions and renovating existing areas to create more homelike settings. We celebrate life in accordance with Jewish values.

Some of Life Care's specialized services include home health care, adult day care, hospice, and wound care. Founder Forrest Preston opened his first center in 1970. If you or a loved one has reached the Golden Age of retirement, there's a good chance Life Care Centers of America offers a service you can use. The company is a privately owned operator of more than 225 retirement and health care centers in 28 states. Its offerings include retirement communities, assisted-living facilities, and nursing homes (and even some campuses that provide all three in a continuum of care). In addition, Life Care operates centers specifically for people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.

Life Care Services LLC (LCS) is a national leader in the planning, development, and management of senior living communities. Today, more than 23,000 residents have chosen to live with us nationwide. Our communities are more than "places to live" - they are carefully planned and created neighborhoods of convenience, companionship, celebration, service and security where residents can enjoy their lives to their fullest. We have become experts in virtually every aspect of senior lifestyle, and are proud of our successful service to new and existing communities in both the not-for--profit and for-profit fields.

Manor Care is a lord of the manor in the nursing home kingdom. Operating as HCR Manor Care, the firm runs about 500 nursing homes, assisted living centers, and rehabilitation facilities in about 30 states. Its facilities, which operate under the names Heartland, ManorCare Health Services, and Arden Courts, provide not only long-term nursing care, but also rehabilitation services and short-term, post-acute care for patients recovering from serious illness or injury; many of them house special units for Alzheimer's patients. In addition to its nursing and assisted-living facilities, Manor Care offers hospice and home health care through offices across the US. It is owned by private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

Masonicare was established in 1995, but its roots date back to 1895 when the Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut established a home for orphans and the elderly with Masonic ties. The not-for-profit corporation is led by CEO Stephen McPherson. It may have started out as a place for elderly Masons to retire to, but today Masonicare provides senior health care services to all Connecticut seniors, Mason or not. The firm operates retirement and nursing homes, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, assisted living communities, and home and hospice care. In addition to physical therapy and rehabilitation, the group also provides inpatient and outpatient mental health care for seniors.

One of the largest owners and operators of senior citizen housing in the US, the family-owned company operates some 55 assisted living, independent living, and Alzheimer's care communities in eight states. The company has grown by buying active properties and developing new ones, primarily in the Seattle region. However, the company has begun diversifying into mixed-use developments featuring commercial, retail, and residential space in urban areas. Chairman Charles Wright founded the company and opened its first community in 1993.

Miami Jewish Health Systems is helping people of all ages, cultures and religious preferences enjoy longer, healthier, more enriched lives by providing leading-edge care and independence-enhancing services. The goal is to maximize the potential of each person served, whatever their age, physical state or socio-economic condition. Whether the individual wants to live in their own home, requires short-term therapy, long-term care, or specialized services, Miami Jewish Health Systems has been recognized as offering the highest quality care, the most supportive services and the broadest array of choices for our patients and residents. As the largest and most innovative provider of health care for seniors in the Southeast, Miami Jewish Health Systems treats 3,700 people daily through our Centers of Excellence, Residential Living, Community Care, Alzheimer’s and Memory Care and Nursing and Medical Care programs.

NHC provides services to 77 long-term health care centers with 9,742 beds. NHC's affiliates also operate 36 homecare programs, seven independent living centers and 16 assisted living communities. NHC's other services include Alzheimer's units, long-term care pharmacies, hospice, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third parties. In order to understand in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of NHC, the investor must review our most recent Form 10-Q quarterly report, Form 10-K annual report and press releases which are available here on our web site. NHC common stock is traded with the symbol NHC on the NYSE Amex Exchange. National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services.

OPRS was established in 1922. Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Service (OPRS) operates a network of continuing care retirement communities in Ohio. The company offers services through about a dozen senior living communities across the state and serves some 6,000 residents. The centers include skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living residences. Through its Senior Independence program, the not-for-profit organization also provides independent-living services to about 75,000 seniors in Ohio, including adult day care, home health, hospice, and community health clinics.

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