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.