AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (AdCare), through its subsidiaries, owns and operates retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the states of Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma. The Company's facilities provide a range of health care services to patients and residents, including, but not limited to, skilled nursing and assisted living services, social services, various therapy services, and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. The Company operates in three segments: skilled nursing facilities (SNF), assisted living facilities (ALF), and corporate & other. As of December 31, 2011, AdCare owned, leased and managed 42 facilities, consisted of 33 skilled nursing facilities, eight assisted living facilities and one independent living/senior housing facility, which total approximately 3,700 units. In January 2013, the Company acquired three skilled nursing facilities.