Washington Post: December 23, 2007, "After Delays, Carlyle Wins Manor Care."

Reuters: December 23, 2007, "Carlyle Group Closes Manor Care Buyout."

Reuters: December 20, 2007, "Michigan court orders halt to Manor Care sale"

Toledo Blade: December 15, 2007, "Hurdles stall Manor Care buyout deal: licensing, financial issues need to be resolved"

Lansing State Journal: December 14, 2007, "Union files complaint over Manor Care deal"

New York Times - "DealBook:" December 14, 2007, "Carlyle Deal Gets Closer Look in West Virginia"

Reuters: December 14, 2007, "Regulators, markets challenge Manor Care buyout"

Associated Press: December 12, 2007, "Tallahassee, FL: Group wants hearing on Manor Care sale" 

Saint Petersburg Times: December 10, 2007, “A SENATE COMMITTEE IN TALLAHASSEE holds a hearing Wednesday regarding the Carlyle Group's planned purchase of Manor Care facilities."

The State Journal (WV): December 6, 2007, "HCA Reconsiders HRC Manor Care Certificate of Need: $6.3 billion buyout on hold for West Virginia Healthcare Authority's decision."

McKnight's Long Term Care News and Assisted Living: December 3, 20007, "West Virginia may stall Manor Care purchase: The Manor Care Inc. acquisition is still in doubt after one state's regulators agreed to reconsider an earlier approval of the deal."

The Charleston Gazette (WV): November 28, 2007, “State to re-examine purchase of nursing homes”

Huntington News Network (WV): November 28, 2007, “ Health Care Authority Review Committee Issues Stay of Approval of HCR Manor Care Sale”

Herald-Dispatch (WV) ( Associated Press): November 27, 2007, “Regulators freeze, to revisit approval of nursing home buyout”

Crain’s Chicago Business: November 26, 2007, “Lawmakers urged to look closely at deal for nursing homes: Some fear private-equity ownership of Manor Care will hurt residents' care”

Toledo Blade: November 25, 2007, “INVESTOR JITTERS SEND SHARE PRICE DOWN: Manor Care Deal Hits Snag”

Green Bay Press Gazette: November 27, 2007, “Manor Care buyout decision imminent: Accountability focus of public hearing”

The New York Times: November 15, 2007, “Washington Scrutinizes Nursing Homes”

The State Journal (Charleston, WV): November 15, 2007, “Lawmakers Want to Rein in Nursing Home Sale”

The Charleston Gazette: November 14, 2007, “Delegates question nursing home deal”

The Patriot News: November 13, 2007, “Committee Questions Manorcare sale”

West Virginia Public Broadcasting: November 13, 2007, “House leaders question nursing home takeover by Carlyle Group”

Associated Press: November 12, 2007, “Nursing home officials face lawmakers’ questions on sale”

Reuters: November 9, 2007, “Manor Care LBO a tall order for rattled lenders”

Kalamazoo Gazette: November 8, 2007, “Carlyle nursing-home deal alarms watchdogs”

Washington Post: November 8, 2007, “Manor Care Plans To Restructure After Takeover by Carlyle”

Toledo Blade: November 8, 2007, "Delay of Manor Care permits sought"

Detroit Free Press: November 8, 2007, "Legislators to discuss nursing home sale"

Grand Rapids Press: November 7, 2007, “Nursing home deal under fire”

Pennsylvania State Representative Phyllis Mundy calls for investigation of Carlyle Group’s takeover of Manor Care: November 1, 2007, Press Release.