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EXTENDICARE INC. $9.36 (Toronto symbol EXE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-470-5534; www.extendicare.com; Shares outstanding: 87.7 million; Market cap: $833.7 million; Dividend yield: 5.1%) owns 57 longand short-term senior-care facilities that can house 8,118 residents. It also manages a further 95 residences that are home to 6,195 seniors. Extendicare also operates 47 ParaMed Home Health Care branches in six provinces. ParaMed’s 10,900 staff members provide nursing care and other forms of assistance to clients who live at home. In late 2014, the company sold its 156 U.S. facilities for after-tax proceeds of around $231.1 million U.S. Extendicare is now reporting improved results and has deployed the cash from the sale. In April 2015, the company completed the acquisition of Revera Home Health for $83.6 million. As well, it recently agreed to buy four senior-care facilities in Ontario and Saskatchewan for $98.8 million and is building three homes in Ontario for $81 million. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, the…