Oakland Bedsore Lawyer

Our nationally recognized bedsore attorneys in Oakland are here to help your family seek accountability. Call us at 888-887-9777 for a free consultation about your options and next steps.

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Nursing Home Infections, Falls & Fractures, Unexplained Broken Bones, Bedsores/Pressure Sores, Sepsis, Medication Errors/Overmedication, Unauthorized Use of Restraints, Wheelchair Transfer Injuries, Elderly Wandering & Elopement, Elderly Sexual Assault & Abuse, Dehydration & Malnutrition, Poor Hygiene, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Amputation, Choking Deaths, Wrongful Death, Financial Elder Abuse, and more.

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Bedsores are preventable injuries that can lead to serious infections and other life-threatening complications. Nursing homes have a legal duty to prevent bedsore and treat them properly when they develop. When an Oakland nursing home resident suffers from a bedsore, it often signals serious neglect.

If your loved one has developed a bedsore in a nursing home facility, Lanzone Morgan, LLP, is ready to step in and investigate what went wrong. As trusted advocates for California elder abuse victims, you can count on us to pursue the answers and compensation your family deserves.

Table of Contents:

Why Families Trust Our Oakland Bedsore Lawyers
You Deserve Answers and Accountability After a Preventable Bedsore
What Damages Can You Recover for a Pressure Injury?
Can You Sue an Oakland Nursing Home for Bedsore Injuries?
How We Build Strong Oakland Pressure Sore Cases
Recent Bedsore Citations in Oakland Nursing Homes
Discuss Your Case With an Oakland Pressure Ulcer Attorney
Meet Our Oakland Bedsore Attorneys

Why Families Trust Our Oakland Bedsore Lawyers

Lanzone Morgan, LLP focuses exclusively on representing victims and families impacted by nursing home abuse and neglect. As one of the leading elder abuse law firms in the United States, we have a proven track record of holding negligent care facilities accountable. We’ve recovered over $250 million in compensation for our valued clients through our combination of passion and perseverance in pursuing justice for vulnerable residents who suffer preventable harm.

With over 75 years of combined experience, our accomplished team of bedsore lawyers in Alameda County brings a dynamic blend of skill and compassion to every case. Founding partner James Morgan has dedicated his career to being a voice for those who cannot advocate for themselves. He works alongside attorneys Elizabeth Kim and Ayman Mourad, who share a relentless commitment to protecting the rights and dignity of elderly adults.

“After learning about my late dad’s bedsores that had been neglected, which had reached a stage 4 pressure ulcer and had not been reported to the family, my wife researched bedsores and stumbled upon Lanzone Morgan, LLP. We were blessed to have Lanzone Morgan, LLP take on the case and have Ayman Mourad and Elizabeth Kim be our attorneys to represent us. Ayman Mourad and Elizabeth Kim's compassionate, caring, and very considerate approach has been comforting, knowing the fact that we were in good hands. Their amazing focus on the case was thorough and completely detailed. They provided strong evidence that won the case. We can't thank them enough!”

“When my grandmother suffered a stage 4 bedsore in a nursing home, I was overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do. From the moment I spoke with Jim Morgan, I felt like we finally had someone on our side who truly cared. Jim took the time to explain everything clearly and patiently, making sure I understood each step of the process. He was always available to answer my questions and gave me the confidence to keep moving forward, even when things felt heavy. He treated my family compassionately, and I never once felt like just another case on his desk. Thanks to Jim, we not only received a substantial settlement but also got my grandmother placed in a much better facility, where she’s finally receiving the care she deserves.”

“I had a case I referred to Lanzone Morgan, LLP, that involved a friend whose mother developed a bed sore in a nursing home in Alameda. I referred the family to Jim Morgan, who immediately obtained nursing home records to determine whether there was a viable case. It turned out the case was viable, and Mr. Morgan worked extremely hard to secure a very good result for the family. He kept us all up to date as the case moved along, and in the end, the family was very happy with the results Mr. Morgan and his nursing home abuse law firm obtained.”

You Deserve Answers and Accountability After a Preventable Bedsore

Bedsores, also known as pressure sores, develop when the skin breaks down because of prolonged pressure and friction, especially when combined with constant moisture. Nursing homes must take steps to prevent and treat bedsores, including conducting frequent skin checks, regularly repositioning immobile residents, and providing prompt wound care when pressure injuries develop.

When you place your loved one in a nursing home’s care, you trust the staff to do everything in their power to prevent bedsores. While these injuries are almost always preventable, nursing homes often argue that they’re the natural result of advanced age. When bedsores develop, facilities frequently try to keep families in the dark by limiting visitation, ignoring calls, or suddenly transferring residents.

When you learn your loved one has a bedsore, it’s normal to feel alone and frustrated. You need honest answers and a dedicated advocate. Our bedsore law firm will stand with you and uncover what happened. When nursing home residents suffer from preventable harm, we take it extremely seriously and won’t back down in pursuit of accountability.

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Get started on your path to justice with Lanzone Morgan, LLP. With 75+ years of experience, we have a proven track record of holding nursing homes accountable.

What Damages Can You Recover for a Pressure Injury?

If nursing home negligence led to preventable bedsores, you may seek compensation for any economic or non-economic losses related to the injury, including:

Past and future medical expenses
Relocation costs if you needed to move your loved one to a safer facility
Pain and suffering
Emotional distress
Humiliation and loss of dignity

If your loved one has died from a bedsore, your family may be entitled to wrongful death damages, such as funeral expenses and loss of companionship.

When you turn to our Oakland nursing home abuse lawyers, we’ll pursue all available damages to maximize your family’s potential recovery.

Our determined approach has allowed us to recover many significant bedsore settlements and verdicts, including $4.5 million for the daughters of an elderly woman who developed a deep, infected bedsore before her tragic death in a residential care facility. In another case, our team recovered $3 million for a dependent adult who suffered an infected bedsore of the coccyx while residing at a skilled nursing facility.

Can You Sue an Oakland Nursing Home for Bedsore Injuries?

You can sue an Oakland nursing home for bedsore injuries if the wounds were caused by neglect. Bedsores are largely preventable with proper repositioning and hygiene care. When a facility fails to take these basic measures, it may be liable for the resulting pressure sore injuries.

Stage 3 and stage 4 bedsores can indicate particularly severe neglect, and those cases often strengthen the basis for a legal claim. Our nursing home bedsore lawyers can help you determine if your family’s case qualifies for compensation.

How We Build Strong Oakland Pressure Sore Cases

Proving a bedsore claim often requires uncovering what happened behind the scenes. When you turn to us for help, we’ll act quickly to investigate the circumstances of the injury and gather evidence before it disappears. Our case building strategy may involve:

Analyzing internal nursing home records showing how often staff repositioned your loved one and whether there were enough staff members available to provide proper care
Evaluating care plans to see whether the facility identified the risk and implemented standard prevention protocols
Reviewing surveillance footage that may show how often staff entered your loved one’s room
Interviewing witnesses about the level of care your loved one received
Examining medical records to determine whether the severity of the injury indicates serious neglect
Consulting third-party medical experts to evaluate whether proper care could have prevented the injury

Once we gather the evidence, we’ll present it to the insurance company and negotiate a fair settlement. If the insurer refuses to settle for what your pressure ulcer claim is worth, we won’t hesitate to take your case to trial.

“We know the ins and outs of nursing home litigation. We know how the long-term care industry operates. Because we know how they operate, we're in the best position to get the best results for the clients.”

James Morgan, Founding Partner

Recent Bedsore Citations in Oakland Nursing Homes

July 2024 Pressure Ulcer Injuries at Bay View Rehabilitation Hospital

A September 2024 inspection of Bay View Rehabilitation Hospital found that a resident developed a preventable pressure injury on July 16, 2024, after staff left them lying on a nephrostomy tube. The injury developed on their upper back and measured approximately 3.3 by 1.3 centimeters.

The resident had quadriplegia and depended entirely on staff for repositioning, placing them at high risk for skin breakdown. Despite this, the resident’s care plan did not include precautions to prevent contact with the nephrostomy tube.

Multiple Cases of Pressure Ulcers at All Saints Subacute & Transitional Care

A March 2025 inspection of All Saints Subacute & Transitional Care found multiple cases of pressure injuries in residents transferred between facilities. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fined the facility $132,194.00 for care failures involving these and numerous other residents.

Records show that one resident was admitted to another facility from All Saints in March 2023 with Stage 4 pressure ulcers, the most severe stage of bedsores, on both hips. Further in the report, inspectors documented an additional resident admitted in August 2024 with a Stage 4 sacral pressure ulcer.

The report also identified a resident admitted in September 2024 with an unspecified pressure ulcer in the sacral region of the low back. In October 2024, another resident was admitted with unstageable pressure injuries to the right heel and sacral region.

Discuss Your Case With an Oakland Pressure Ulcer Attorney

If your loved one has developed bedsores in a nursing home, you may have a case for neglect against the facility. Lanzone Morgan, LLP, can review the circumstances of the injury, explain your legal options, and help you decide what to do next.

Our Oakland bedsore lawyers are ready to guide your family toward justice and fair compensation. Contact us online or call 888-887-9777 for a free consultation today. We’re available 24/7 to get started.