Hip happens! Many of the smaller assisted living centers and nursing homes are being purchased by huge conglomerates through the nation - it's a big, money-making business and the big money investors are well aware of this. In my part of the nation, all of the smaller hospitals have been taken over by either the University of Maryland Hospital System or The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Brightview Corporation now has at least 12 assisted living and retirement communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area alone. I wouldn't loose any sleep over this, just makes it easier to send the invoices to a single location and deal with one outfit.

All the best,

Gary