10. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and/or its affiliated subsidiaries provide patient care at or through their facilities. As such, the Company and its affiliated subsidiaries are subject from time to time to claims of negligence resulting in injury or death to residents. The Company maintains comprehensive general liability insurance and professional liability insurance in sufficient amounts to cover most material exposure resulting from these claims. The cost of defense is generally covered by these liability policies subject to reasonable reserves and deductibles. Nevertheless the Company does have exposure to these claims which in some cases can be material. There can be no assurance that the Company’s portfolio of insurance products will be adequate to cover all potential exposure or prevent material adverse financial losses.