If your mother, father, or spouse developed a bedsore in an Oklahoma nursing home, the facility may be legally responsible. Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure ulcers are almost never unavoidable. They happen when staff do not reposition residents, do not keep skin clean and dry, or do not follow the care plan the facility wrote itself.
We review the medical records and the facility’s federal inspection history at no cost to you, and you owe no attorney fee unless we recover for you.
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Tell Us What Happened
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Signs a Bedsore May Be a Case
Not every pressure ulcer is negligence. These are the situations we most often take:
- A Stage 3 or Stage 4 ulcer, where the wound reaches fat, muscle, or bone
- A wound that became infected, or that led to sepsis, osteomyelitis, or hospitalization
- A sore that developed after admission, when the resident arrived with intact skin
- A facility that delayed telling you, or that downplayed the wound when you asked
- Surgical debridement, a wound vac, or a skin graft
- A resident who died from complications of a pressure ulcer
If any of that sounds familiar, it is worth a phone call. There is no cost to find out.
What We Do With Your Case
Bedsore claims are won on records, not on arguments. We request the complete chart, including the repositioning logs, wound-care notes, care plans, and staffing schedules the facility would rather not produce. We pull the facility’s federal inspection history to see whether state surveyors have already cited it for pressure-ulcer violations. We bring in wound-care and nursing experts to establish what the standard of care required and where the facility fell short.
Evidence disappears. Charts get amended, staff turn over, and photographs stop being taken once a family starts asking questions. The earlier we are involved, the more we can preserve.
Why Families Call Jeff Martin
- Over 40 years representing injured Oklahomans
- More than 850 verified Google reviews
- We answer the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Contingency fee, so you pay no attorney fee unless we recover for you
- We represent families across Oklahoma, not just the Tulsa area
What You May Be Able to Recover
Every case is different and no attorney can promise a result. Depending on the facts, recovery in an Oklahoma nursing home bedsore case can include hospital and wound-care costs, surgery and debridement, pain and suffering, disfigurement, and, when a resident dies, wrongful death damages for the family. Oklahoma has no cap on noneconomic damages, and the Nursing Home Care Act allows a prevailing resident to recover attorney fees on top of actual damages.
FAQs
Nothing. Consultations are free, and we handle these cases on a contingency fee, so you pay no attorney fee unless we recover for you.
Not necessarily. A wrongful death claim can generally be brought within two years of the date of death, and the estate may also hold claims for what your family member suffered before death. Call us and we will tell you where you stand.
Sometimes, but far less often than facilities claim. Federal rules require a facility to prevent pressure ulcers unless they were clinically unavoidable, and the burden is on the facility to show that. The records usually tell a different story than the front office does.
Generally two years, but do not wait on that. Records are easier to get and easier to preserve early. If you want the legal detail, we explain the deadlines and the governing statutes in our guide to suing an Oklahoma nursing home for bedsores.
