Oklahoma City Nursing Home Bed Sore Lawyer
We expect our elderly loved ones to receive the high-quality care promised to them by nursing home administrators. When caregivers fail to provide preventative care for immobile residents, they develop painful bedsores that sometimes advance into open wounds, infection, sepsis, and death.
If you or your loved one suffered from bed sores in an Oklahoma City nursing home, the negligent caregivers and administrators must be held accountable. The Oklahoma City nursing home bed sore attorneys at Dan Davis Law are devoted to seeking justice and financial compensation for victims of nursing home abuse in Oklahoma. Call an Oklahoma City personal injury lawyer at Dan Davis Law today so we can learn the details of your case and begin a strategy for prompt action.
Why Choose Us for Your Nursing Home Bed Sore Lawyers in Oklahoma City?
The dedicated client advocates at Dan Davis Law have deep compassion for vulnerable elderly victims of nursing home abuse, including those who suffer from preventable bed sores. We offer our clients significant advantages, including the following:
- Over 30 years of experience navigating Oklahoma injury law with a winning, results-oriented approach
- Free case consultations and no attorney fees until we settle or win your case
- Skilled negotiators and experienced litigators who will prepare your case as though going to trial while working toward a large settlement so the at-fault party knows we’re more than ready to take your case to a judge and jury
- A track record of success in securing over $400 million for our injured clients and their families
When a vulnerable aging family member suffers serious, painful injuries or death due to a nursing home staff’s failure to provide basic preventative care, Oklahoma City nursing home abuse lawyers at Dan Davis Law make it our mission to hold them accountable for their harm through financial compensation for victims and their loved ones.
What Compensation Is Available for Nursing Home Bed Sore Lawsuits in Oklahoma City?
According to the CDC, only 35% of nursing home residents with stage-two or higher bedsores (open wounds) received wound care from medical professionals or specially trained staff members. As bed sores advance, the resident requires professional wound care, antibiotic treatment, and surgery. Failure to provide necessary medical treatment breaches the standard of care and leaves the nursing home administrators liable for the victim’s damages including the following:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical costs
- Lost income for family members who leave work to address the elderly loved one’s care needs
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Wrongful death compensation
Bed sores, related infections, and deaths from sepsis due to infected bed sores are preventable when nursing home staff members provide basic preventative care and promptly address level-one bed sores with proper medical care.
Why Are Bed Sores a Problem in Oklahoma City Nursing Homes?
Many nursing home residents have limited mobility or are immobile, spending their days in bed or a wheelchair. When an immobile nursing home resident is left in the same position for many hours, the weight on their pressure points prevents blood circulation in those areas—particularly the buttocks and backs of the legs. Cell death due to a lack of oxygenation in body tissue under pressure causes first a reddened area, then—if left untreated—an open sore that advances through the skin layers and eventually exposes muscle and bone. Open bed sores are vulnerable to infection, particularly in elderly individuals with fragile immune systems. Without aggressive medical intervention, infected bed sores sometimes result in deadly sepsis.
Nursing home caregivers can prevent bed sores by repositioning the immobile resident every two hours. They also have a duty to promptly recognize and address the early signs of bed sores to prevent serious injury and death. When a nursing home fails to uphold this basic standard of care, they are liable for damages.
Call Dan Davis Law, the Nursing Home Bed Sore Lawyers in Oklahoma City
No beloved elderly family member should suffer the serious pain of bed sores or die from related infection and sepsis. Call the law firm that’s dedicated to holding negligent nursing homes accountable. Contact Dan Davis Law today so we can take action on your loved one’s behalf.