altacare corporation is a management group that has operated in nursing homes across the us, including amara - the nursing home where pat manning was allegedly neglected. the company is also involved in a federal lawsuit for allegations of fraud in a home in mississippi. the owner doug mittleider refused requests from fault lines for an interview. the only way to speak to him was to catch him as on his way to the office. the widow of one of the patients there says that her husband died of neglect, can we sit down with you and have an interview with you about it? >> sometime, sure. >> sometime, yeah? can we set the date and time now? >> no. >> can you answer questions about it now? >> no. >> do you have response to the allegations to the lawsuit that the federal government's joined? that says that you rationed care? including oxygen bottles? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you don't know that there's a lawsuit by the federal government about one of your homes in mississippi? [silence.] >> mittleider had no comment. none of the industry representatives that we contacted for