Nursing home operator Extendicare faces a third class action suit, this time filed on behalf of all residents of their nursing homes in Wisconsin. Similar Extendicare class action lawsuits have been filed in Washington and Minnesota, with all of the cases alleging that the company places profits over patient care by admitting residents that they are not properly equipped to handle. Continued
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Chicago Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Bedsores
A nursing home wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Chicago by two sisters who claim that their father died last year as a result of bedsores and other injuries which developed while he was a resident at Washington Heights Nursing Home for rehabilitation after a hospital stay. Continued
Extendicare Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed in Minnesota
Another class action lawsuit has been filed against Extendicare nursing homes, this time involving 10 facilities in Minnesota. The complaint indicates that Extendicare engaged in deceptive advertising by falsely claiming that the residents would be provided with the care that they needed. Continued
Nursing Home Lawsuit Against Extendicare Moved to Federal Court with Additional Allegations
An Extendicare nursing home class action suit filed this summer on behalf of all residents at Extendicare homes throughout the state of Washington, has been moved to federal court and additional allegations have been added to the complaint. Continued
Extendicare Lawsuit for False Advertising to be Defended
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust, which operates 268 nursing homes throughout North America, has issued a statement in response to a nursing home class action lawsuit filed against them in Washington State Court in Seattle last month. Continued
Extendicare Nursing Home Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Washington
On Friday, a nursing home class action lawsuit was filed against Extendicare Homes, Inc. and their nursing homes in the state of Washington, on behalf of all individuals who resided at one of the facilities between July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2008. The nursing home class action alleges that the facilities provided inferior care and violated the rights of residents. Continued
Texas Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $2.1 Million Verdict against Nursing Home and Doctor
Last week, a Texas jury returned a verdict of $2.1 million in a nursing home lawsuit filed after the death of a resident in 2004. The death was allegedly caused by over medication with painkillers and a urinary tract infection that went untreated because the facility’s fax machine was broken. Continued
