Extendicare?
This company runs a bunch of Wisconsin nursing homes (see list below) and the lawsuit claims that their advertising is false, saying they provide care that exceeds government standards when in fact they have three times the number of health and safety violations as do comparable nursing homes.
List of nursing homes:
Oakwood Villa, Altoona
Beloit Health & Rehabilitation, Beloit
Cedar Springs Health & Rehabilitation, Cedarburg
Cornell Area Care, Cornell
Willowfield Nursing & Rehabilitation, Delavan
All About Life Rehabilitation, Fond Du Lac
American Heritage, Hammond
Hospitality Nursing & Rehabilitation, Kenosha
Wilowbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation, Lake Mills
River’s Bend Health & Rehabilitation, Manitowoc
Mayville Nursing & Rehabilitation, Mayville
Menomonee Falls Health Care, Menomonee
Mercy Residential & Rehabilitation, Milwaukee
Maple Ridge Health & Rehabilitation, Milwaukee
Sunrise Care Center, Milwaukee
Monroe Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation, Monroe
Willowdale Nursing & Rehabilitation, New Holstein
Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation, Port Washington
Monringside Health, Sheboygan
Meadow View Manor, Sheboygan
Sheboygan Progressive Care, Sheboygan
Willowcrest Care, South Milwaukee
Willows Nursing & Rehabilitation, Sun Praire
Crystal River Nursing & Rehabilitation, Waupaca
Wausa Monor, Wausau
Weyauwega Health Care, Weyauwega
Tags: class action, Extendicare, Lawsuit, Linkedin, nursing homes
Reading Tea Leaves by Randy Wilson 
November 30, 2008 at 5:45 pm |
[…] Extendicare Update: Wisconsin suit not the first By Randy Wilson I found this article today that talks about how Extendicare was also sued in Washington and Minnesota in the last few months on similar complaints. See my previous posting here. […]
February 17, 2009 at 3:12 am |
My wife recently passed away in November of 2008. She was a resident of Extendicare, Port Washington and Cedarburg facilities. At Heritage, the condition of rooms was dirty, holes in walls, ants on floors, patients that went 30-50 minutes without response. Some of the nurses aids, nurses and especially the social workers and rehabilitation technicians were mentally and physically abusing. One aid even took money from my wife in the amount of $250 dollars promising to buy her personal supplies (money never recovered). After hip surgery my wife was sent back to Heritage Nursing Home and shortly thereafter was infected with the super bug, shingles and other variants. The administration then decided she was not a “suitable patient” for their facility. This I believe in part led to her rapid decline in health and eventual death. Extendicare has filed a lawsuit against me; stating that I owe them for services rendered. I believe the majority of these costs were covered under medicare, medicaid at the time (Cedarburg facility). There accounting staff did not pursue payment from these agencies aggressively and rather choose to pursue payment from spouse. I plan to file lawsuit against Extendicare and looking for assistance.
February 17, 2009 at 5:57 am |
Sorry your loss Ken. You might want to check out the law firm who handled this litigation. They maybe able to handle your case or give you a good referral.
Check the last page of the complaint. http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/11/17/Extendicare.pdf. Randy
March 5, 2009 at 5:00 am |
[…] lawsuit thrown out of court By Randy Wilson One of the first cases I posted about was this complaint filed in Minnesota state last October. Now it appears that a federal […]