Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides nursing, rehabilitative, and related specialty healthcare services primarily in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Inpatient Services, Rehabilitation Therapy Services, and Medical Staffing Services. The Inpatient Services segment operates skilled nursing centers, assisted and independent living centers, and mental health centers. Its skilled nursing centers provide daily nursing, therapeutic rehabilitation, social services, housekeeping, nutrition, and administrative services; assisted living centers offer minimal nursing assistance, housekeeping, nutrition, laundry, and administrative services; independent living centers provide security, housekeeping, nutrition, and laundry services; and mental health centers offer a range of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for adults and children through specialized treatment programs. This segment also provides hospice services, including palliative care, social services, pain management, and spiritual counseling. The Rehabilitation Therapy Services segment offers various rehabilitation therapy services, including speech pathology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. The Medical Staffing Services segment provides temporary medical staffing services, including licensed therapists skilled in the areas of physical, occupational, and speech therapy; nurses; pharmacists; pharmacist technicians and medical imaging technicians; physicians; and related medical personnel. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 184 skilled nursing centers, 15 assisted and independent living centers, and 8 mental health centers in 25 states with 23,345 licensed beds. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Irvine, California.