CHICAGO – A Chicago long-term nursing care facility is alleged to have failed to protect a former resident from falls.
Ayana Armstrong, as independent administrator of the estate of Richard Armstrong, filed a complaint on Dec. 20 in Cook County Circuit Court against Symphony South Shore LLC, alleging wrongful death and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges in January 2017, Richard Armstrong fell while a resident of Symphony South Shore and sustained a left hip fracture. The plaintiff alleges that he also developed pressure ulcers while a resident at the facility.
The plaintiff alleges the defendants failed to protect Richard Armstrong from neglect and failed to provide timely and adequate assistance to prevent falls.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks more than $50,000. She is represented by Kristen N. Koeller of Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates P.C in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 2018L013731