Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating The Arbors Operator, LLC, which does business as Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City, regarding its recent data breach. The Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City data breach may have involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to over 2,800 individuals.
ABOUT THE ARBORS OPERATOR, LLC D/B/A APERION CARE ARBORS MICHIGAN CITY:
Aperion Care is a healthcare provider based in Illinois. Founded in 2014, Aperion Care provides a variety of services to individuals, including skilled nursing care, short term rehabilitation, psychiatric rehabilitation, and memory care.2 Additionally, Aperion Care offers long term living options to individuals who need assisted living, as well residents with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, hospice, or palliative care requirements.2 Around 2016, The Arbors Operator became affiliated with Aperion Care and assumed the name of Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City.3 This location offers various therapies, rehab services, long-term care, and transportation services for guests.4 Headquartered in Lincolnwood, Illinois, Aperion Care has more than 60 additional locations across Illinois and Indiana and employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. On November 18, 2024, Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City filed official notice of the data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. Though much information is still not known about the Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City breach, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ reporting guidelines require entities to report data breaches when they involve protected health information. Therefore, it is likely that the Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City breach included the protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals. As a result of the data breach, Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City may soon begin notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted.
If you received a breach notification letter from The Arbors Operator, LLC d/b/a Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
