He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up

California nursing homes affiliated with Shlomo Rechnitz are facing lawsuits alleging that patients were raped, ignored and unnecessarily exposed to COVID-19. His companies deny the allegations. This story was originally published by CalMatters. In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2. 34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the [.] The post He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up appeared first. Continue reading He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up