Extendicare Health Services, Inc. Achieves Record Medicare Census In First Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2005--Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (EHSI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Extendicare Inc.(TSX:EXE.MV)(TSX:EXE.SV)(NYSE:EXE). - Q1 net earnings of $12.1 million - EBITDA margin of 13.4% - Medicare census increases to 18.8% - Nursing home occupancy increases to 93.8% EHSI reported net earnings of $12.1 million in the 2005 first quarter, compared to $9.3 million in the 2004 first quarter.