St. Albans Operating Company is doing business as Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center.
SavaSeniorCare Administrative and Consulting was also named as a defendant in the suit.
Peggy J. Hill was admitted to Riverside on April 12, 2019, and during her residency, the defendants failed to provide her a safe environment and failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent her from suffering from falls, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Lovell D. Hill Jr. claims his mother suffered from a fall, a left hip fracture, incisional wound dehiscence, left hip prosthetic joint infection and sepsis.
The defendants negligence ultimately caused Peggy Hill s death, according to the suit.
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CHARLESTON A woman is suing Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center for retaliation when she reported improper reporting practices.
St. Albans Operating Company is doing business as Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. Cristee L. Hatfield was also named as a defendant in the suit.
Kenna L. Young was employed at Riverside as a licensed practical nurse and she learned on her first day that the defendants were engaging in undocumented medical practices, such as observing undocumented pressure ulcers and was told that they don t do anything about pressure ulcers, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Young claims she reported the findings to Hatfield, who retaliated against her for reporting the incidents and terminated her employment.