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Lorien Health Services is an eldercare services company based in Maryland that operates over a dozen facilities. Lorien Health Services is formally incorporated as Maryland Health Enterprises, Inc. [1] [2]
Lorien Health Services was founded by Baltimore area businessman Nicholas Mangione [3] in 1977 as a family owned business. [4] [5] [6]
In the 2010s, Lorien Health Services announced that they were making efforts to improve services for underserved populations, including by opening a specialized unit that caters to the Korean-American community in Howard County, Maryland. [7]
On June 6, 2020, Lorien Health Services was the victim of a ransomware attack that breached the private information of 47,754 individuals. [8]
In 2024, Lorien Health Services agreed to pay $55,192.31 for alleged violations of the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. [1]
As of 2024, Lorien Health Systems operates nine community-focused Maryland facilities including several assisted-living and nursing homes. [6]
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Nicholas Bernard Mangione was an American real estate developer. He was the founder of Lorien Health Services and owner of the radio station WCBM, both in Baltimore. Mangione also owned country clubs, hotels, and resorts in the Baltimore area, including Hayfields Country Club and Turf Valley. Mangione's descendants—10 children and some 37 grandchildren—remain a prominent family in Maryland business and politics. He was a World War II veteran.
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