Genesis Healthcare, which operates approximately 175 nursing facilities throughout the U.S., filed for bankruptcy Thursday after struggling to overcome financial burdens including legal costs from personal-injury and wrongful-death claims.

Pennsylvania-based Genesis HealthCare owns 175 nursing facilities across the country, but the company said that due to financial hardships in recovering from the pandemic and a rise in litigation, it had to file for bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal first reported.

The Chester County-based skilled nursing company calls the decision ‘strategic,’ in order to restructure debt.