A lawsuit brought on behalf of a former resident of an Extendicare nursing home in Kentucky alleges that the operator’s corporate negligence is responsible for various injuries that developed during her admission. In addition to naming Extendicare, the lawsuit further alleges that the nursing home administrators and individual staff members are responsible for the patients… Continue Reading
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Failure To Properly Treat Surgical Wounds Results In Settlement Of Wrongful Death Case With Nursing Home
Posted in Infections In Nursing Homes, Wrongful DeathThe Chicago Tribune reported on a story involving the $2 million settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit involving a patient at a Wisconsin nursing home who suffered complications from improperly cared for surgical wounds. The patient identified as Cynthia Wilms, was admitted to Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation in 2007 following a hip replacement surgery. According… Continue Reading
Extendicare Nursing Home Added To Government ‘Watch List’ Following Abuse Of Resident
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesThe Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Complex, otherwise known as ‘Madison Manor’ has been added to the Special Focus Facility List following the disclosure of a videotape nursing assistants at the facility physically abusing, failing to provide food and failing to clean an 84-year-old resident at the facility in August. The family of the woman placed… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Extendicare
Posted in LitigationRicky Hamilton, the husband of Kimberly Hamilton, has filed a nursing home negligence lawsuit against Kenwood Nursing Home and the facilities parent company, Extendicare in Madison Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges the nursing home deviated from acceptable standards of care and failed to maintain a safe environment. The lawsuit made a ‘jury demand’ and seeks… Continue Reading
Videotape Reveals Abuse In Kentucky Nursing Home
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseUnsatisfied with the nursing home’s explanation for the dozens of bruises on their 84-year-old grandmother, the family of Armeda Thomas, an 84-year-old resident at Madison Manor Nursing Home decided to place a video camera in the disabled woman’s room. The video tape confirmed that Thomas was the victim of physical and verbal abuse from the… Continue Reading
Poor Nursing Home Care Subject Of Class Action Lawsuit Against National Nursing Home Chain, Extendicare
Posted in LitigationExtendicare, a nationally known provider of nursing home care has recently been named as a defendant in a class action lawsuit in Minnesota. The lawsuit alleges that residents of Extendicare Services, Inc. and Extendicare Homes, Inc. engaged in false advertising unconscionable contracts for new residents at their facilities. With respect to the claim involving false… Continue Reading