Extendicare's exit could minimize impact locally
By Nick Tabor, New Era Senior Staff Writer
State
Republicans are trying to reduce the number of “frivolous” lawsuits against
nursing homes. They want panels to review all complaints before they reach the
court system.
Bills
like this have failed in years past. It’s one of the reasons Extendicare Health
Services Inc., a company that owns two local nursing homes, shed management
responsibilities last year for all 21 of its facilities in Kentucky.
Without
Extendicare around, the volume of local nursing-home lawsuits appears to be
shrinking.
And
in recent years, nearly all the local cases that have been closed were
dismissed via settlements, not by judges declaring them unfounded. This may
suggest the bill would affect Christian
County minimally.