FBI Raids Pennsylvania Nursing Home Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus, Dozens Died

[DeminPennswoods]

6. There's been something fishy about these owners

since they bought the facility from the county back in 2014. I live not far from Brighton Wellness. Before 2014, it was operated by the county, at a loss. It was known fomally as Friendship Ridge, but also just as "the county home" and was generally a place of last resort for residents. The county decided it could no longer afford to run a deficit supporting it, so they put it on the market. There was something odd about the buyer from the start. They were newly formed and out of state (NY). It was difficult to find out much about the ownership group, too. It was a convoluted chain-of-command at best. My own opinion is that the nursing home was bought specifically to make a profit from medicare/medicaid residents. Friendship Ridge didn't have a great reputation when it was run by the county and that deteriorated after it changed hands. I won't be shocked if this case is one of major medicare/medicaid fraud.