Life Care Center of Attleboro
Disclosed Mar 20, 201511 years ago2,473 affectedConfirmed
A business associate (BA), Iron Mountain, discovered that five boxes of archived paper records it was storing for the covered entity (CE), Life Care Center of Attleboro, were unaccounted for or lost. During the course of the investigation, the BA located two of the missing boxes, thus the loss affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 927 individuals. The records included demographic, financial, and clinical information. OCR obtained evidence of timely notification of the breach to individuals, the media and HHS and reviewed the BA agreement with Iron Mountain.
What is known
| People affected | 2,473 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Life Care Center of Attleboro (Healthcare Provider, MA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 20, 2015 | 2,473 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.