


His experience with COVID-19 at Brighton is one reason why Lahasky did not want to finalize the sale of Twining Village, a process started in 2019, until there were no active COVID-19 cases, he said. “I assure you we were doing everything we could to curtail the virus and prevent the spread of the virus.” Lahasky said on Friday that “90%” of the ownership of Brighton Rehab and Twining Village is not the same. He added that Brighton has not had a positive case of COVID-19 since June. The facility is also under federal investigation.Ĭomprehensive Healthcare Management LLC, a company Lahasky had ownership in, purchased the former Friendship Ridge nursing home from Beaver County for $37.5 million in 2013. The facility also faced scrutiny for administering a controversial anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19 in residents without obtaining necessary state health approval.īrighton was fined more than $62,000 last month after a federal inspection found it was out of compliance with more than 40 infection control regulations. The facility experienced the worst COVID-19 outbreak among long-term care facilities in the state. More than 350 residents and 100 staff there have tested positive for COVID-19, and at least 80 residents died since March. Lahasky is one of six individuals and four entities listed as owners of the 589-bed Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Beaver County, according to Medicare ownership records.
