CHICAGO — A woman is suing Grove at the Lake Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, which does business as The Grove at the Lake, and Legacy Healthcare Network LLC, alleging negligence for failing to prevent a deceased relative's bedsores.
Anita Pencak, as independent administrator of the estate of Ronald Pencak, filed a complaint on May 8 in Cook County Circuit Court alleging the defendants failed to provide proper care to Ronald Pencak.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges the defendants failed to provide adequate supervision and assistance to Pencak to avoid the development of pressure ulcers while he was being treated in their facility.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against the defendants in an amount greater than $50,000. She is represented by Jason M. Kellerman of the Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates P.C. in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court Case number 2017L004642