If You Resided In Certain Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facilities Or You Are An Heir or Successor in Interest to a Deceased Resident, You May Be Entitled To Benefits From The Kindred Resident Nurse Staffing Class Action Settlement.
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc., California Nursing Centers, LLC, Kindred Nursing Centers West, LLC, and Hillhaven-MSC Partnership and various facilities (collectively “Defendants”) have reportedly agreed to a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against Kindred et al in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division (styled as Hazel Walsh, et al. v. Kindred Healthcare, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:11-CV-00050-JSW) alleging, among other things, that Kindred and the other defendants failed to comply with certain minimum nurse staffing requirements in California, according to the Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility Resident Nurse Staffing class action settlement notice.
The Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility Resident Nurse Staffing settlement class reportedly includes all persons who resided in one or more covered facilities between November 23, 2006 and April 15, 2013 (Resident Class), or the heir or legal successor-in-interest to such a deceased resident (Successor Class Member).
Facilities covered by the Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility Resident Nurse Staffing settlement include:
- Bay View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Canyonwood Nursing and Rehab Center
- Care Center of Rossmoor, d/b/a Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Walnut Creek
- Fifth Avenue Healthcare Center
- Golden Gate Healthcare Center
- Nineteenth Avenue Healthcare Center
- Santa Cruz Healthcare Center
- Smith Ranch Care Center
- Valley Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Victorian Healthcare Center
- Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Village Square
- Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Tunnell
- Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Siena
- Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Lawton
- Greenbrae Care Center, LLC, d/b/a Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Larkspur
- Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – Foothill
- Kindred Nursing and Transitional – Pacific Coast
- Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Ygnacio Valley
- Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Medical Hill
- Kindred Nursing and Healthcare – Livermore, f/k/a Hacienda Care Center
- Kindred Nursing and Healthcare – Bayberry
- Kindred Healthcare Center of Orange (November 23, 2006 to September 30, 2009 only)
- Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre (November 23, 2006 to September 30, 2009 only)
Under the Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility Resident Nurse Staffing Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, Kindred will pay up to $8.25 million for the benefit of the Kindred settlement class. Class members must file claims with the settlement administrator on or before February 20, 2014 in order to receive cash benefits from the settlement. Kindred is also reportedly subject to an injunction requiring, among other things, that Kindred keep its nursing staff levels at its facilities at or exceeding the minimum required 3.2 nursing hours per patient day.
For more information regarding the Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility Resident Nurse Staffing Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, contact the Settlement Administrator in writing at Hazel Walsh, et al. v. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Administrator, c/o Gilardi & Co. LLCP.O. Box 6002 Larkspur, CA 94977-6002, by telephone at (877) 789-9503, by email at KindredHealthcare@classactmail.com or visit the settlement website at gilardi.com/kindredhealthcare.
If You Have Thoughts On The Kindred Nursing, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility Resident Nurse Staffing Class Action Settlement, Share Your Kindred Class Action Settlement Comments Below.
My husband was in Kindred Hospital in Melbourne, Florida when an untrained nurse attempted to suction his ventilator. His tracheostomy tube became displaced and no code was called and he did not summon emergency help until many minutes and several nurses attempted to help him. There was no doctor in the CCU unit at the time and about seven minutes or longer a Pulmonologist finally arrived (unqualified for this type of emergency). My husband needed a surgeon. My husband ended up in an unrecoverable coma because they could not get the tube reinserted in time and I eventually had the ventilator turned off. I have been unable to sue -been turned down by five different law firms. If Kindred in California is negligent then why is it not possible that Kindred in Florida could be too?
So late in the year to find this, I am sorry, I was one of those nurses. I would go home crying so many nights because of their refusal to staff properly. I worked so hard to protect my sweet wonderful patients. While at work I would stand in the hall waiting for any sounds of distress, refusing breaks so that nothing would happen to them, month after month after month, until I snapped. I had a complete breakdown at the end of my shift. I went through months of counseling regarding my guilt at not being able to keep going. I feel validated but sad that my life was changed forever as a result of their staffing decisions. Thanks for a place to share.