Nursing Home Bed Sore Lawyer
If your loved one has suffered severe pressure ulcers due to nursing home neglect, the Chicago bed sore lawyers at Levin & Perconti are here to help. With over $2 billion recovered for injury victims and a track record of record-setting verdicts, our experienced legal team holds negligent long-term care facilities accountable for preventable pressure sores, stage 4 ulcers, infected wounds, and widespread elder neglect. Contact us today for a free consultation.
Quick Facts About Levin & Perconti
- Levin & Perconti has recovered numerous record-setting bed sore verdicts and settlements, including the largest nursing home verdict in Illinois history
- Levin & Perconti is widely recognized as a pioneer in nursing home litigation, standing among the very first law firms in the nation to file lawsuits holding care facilities accountable for elder abuse and neglect
- Levin & Perconti possesses one of the largest and most specialized teams of dedicated nursing home litigation attorneys in the nation, providing unmatched resources to take on powerful corporate care facilities.
Why Choose the Chicago Bed Sore Lawyers at Levin & Perconti?
When your loved one suffers from a painful, preventable bed sore due to nursing home or hospital neglect, you deserve a legal team that has defined this area of law. The attorneys at Levin & Perconti are true pioneers in nursing home litigation, having filed some of the nation’s very first lawsuits against negligent long-term care facilities decades ago. Unlike general personal injury firms that handle elder abuse cases only occasionally, our Chicago bed sore attorneys bring over 400 years of combined legal experience directly to your side. We have set the legal precedent in Illinois by recovering numerous record-setting bed sore results, including winning a landmark $12.2 million award, the largest nursing home verdict in Illinois history.
What sets us apart is our relentless trial preparation and active leadership in advancing vulnerable adults’ rights. We prepare every bed sore case as if it is going straight to trial, thoroughly investigating medical charts, shift logs, and wound-care protocols to expose systemic failure and severe understaffing. Opposing counsel and insurance companies know that we will never settle for a lowball offer, which gives you immediate leverage at the negotiating table. Beyond the courtroom, our founding partners regularly testify before lawmakers to champion stricter elder protection laws across Illinois. When you work with us, you gain more than nationally recognized litigators; you gain compassionate advocates fiercely dedicated to holding negligent facilities accountable and securing the maximum justice your family deserves.
Some of our notable bed sore case results include:
| Recovery Amount | Case Context |
|---|---|
| $12.2 Million Verdict | for the negligent nursing care at Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center that resulted in bedsores that led to their mother’s death, marking the largest nursing home verdict in Illinois history. |
| $2.8 Million Settlement | for infected bedsores of a 59-year-old resident of a suburban Hillside nursing home, which took four years to heal and resulted in a record-setting bed sore settlement |
| $2 Million Verdict | for a patient who developed a catastrophic pressure injury following hip replacement surgery at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. |
| $1.4 Million Settlement | against a facility located in the northern suburbs of Chicago for a former nursing home resident who sustained injuries as a result of a pressure sore. |
| $1.2 Million Settlement | for an 82-year-old nursing home resident who developed bed sores so severe that they caused an infection in the bone, she died as a result of complications from these injuries. |
| $1.1 Million Settlement | against a nursing home for a 75-year-old resident who developed multiple painful and infected bedsores, or pressure ulcers, which resulted in her death. |
| $1 Million Settlement | for the family of an 88-year-old man who developed multiple infected bed sores while at a nursing home that required surgery, prolonged hospitalization, and extensive wound care to treat. |
| $1 Million Settlement | on behalf of a quadriplegic who developed severe pressure sores while in a nursing home that took over a year to heal. |
| $1 Million Settlement | against a nursing home for a 75-year-old resident who suffered malnutrition, dehydration, and Stage IV pressure sores, resulting in death. |
Past Client Testimonials
Don’t take our word for it. Hear from some of the nursing home abuse victims we’ve helped:
They were most patient and responded timely to many questions throughout the entire process. All demonstrated professionalism and extensive knowledge of case and state laws. Their in-depth investigative work uncovered details which were unknown to us and yet sadly confirmed our suspicions. We would recommend the Levin and Perconti Law firm and especially this team.
Margaret’s representation, guidance, and professionalism gave us the sense that we could put our trust in Levin & Perconti and the final outcome proved that to be true.
What Are Bed Sores?
Bed sores, clinically known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, are localized injuries to the skin and underlying tissue caused by prolonged pressure. They typically develop over bony prominences such as the heels, ankles, hips, and tailbone where constant pressure cuts off blood circulation to the tissue. Without adequate blood flow, the deprived skin and soft tissue begin to break down and die within hours. These ulcers primarily affect individuals with mobility limitations, such as bedridden patients or wheelchair users, who cannot independently shift their body weight to relieve pressure.
Medical professionals categorize pressure sores into four distinct stages based on the depth of tissue damage. Stage 1 presents as persistent red or discolored skin that does not blanch when pressed, while Stage 2 involves an open blister or shallow sore affecting the top skin layers. If left untreated, the wound progresses to Stage 3, eroding deep into fatty tissue, and eventually Stage 4, where deep tissue damage exposes muscle, tendons, or bone. Advanced bedsores carry severe risks, including life-threatening bacterial infections like sepsis and bone infections (osteomyelitis), making continuous repositioning, proper hygiene, and vigilant care management essential for prevention.
Bed Sores in Nursing Homes
While elderly residents are physically vulnerable, the vast majority of bedsores in long-term care facilities stem directly from nursing home negligence. Facilities are legally required to assess each resident’s skin risk and maintain strict care plans, including repositioning bedridden individuals every two hours, managing incontinence, and using pressure-relieving bedding. When staff ignore these protocols or fail to perform routine skin inspections, uninterrupted pressure cuts off blood flow to vulnerable tissue, quickly causing preventable wounds.
Systemic corporate negligence further accelerates these injuries through severe, profit-driven understaffing. Overburdened aides are left with too many residents, causing critical preventive care like scheduled turning, basic hygiene, and nutrition monitoring to be routinely delayed or skipped. Additionally, poorly trained staff often fail to recognize early Stage 1 redness or delay notifying physicians, allowing minor, easily treatable surface irritation to rapidly escalate into severe, infected deep-tissue ulcers.
What Should Someone Do if Their Loved One Developed Bed Sores Due to Negligence
If you suspect your loved one has developed bed sores due to nursing home neglect, your first step should be to call the experienced bed sore lawyers at Levin & Perconti right away. Contacting an attorney immediately ensures your family’s rights are protected and allows a legal team to step in, secure medical records, and preserve vital evidence before facility documentation is altered or lost. Your attorney will take swift legal action to hold the facility fully accountable.
Contact Us Today
Unfortunately, the quality of care in nursing homes often falls below the minimum standard required to keep residents safe and healthy. While negligence is a serious threat for residents, so are bed sores, falls, dehydration, malnutrition, prescription errors, abuse, wandering, and other circumstances that are seen far too often. If you or a loved one has experienced nursing home abuse in Chicago or anywhere in Illinois, take action and immediately contact Levin & Perconti online or call us at 877-374-1417 or 312-332-2872 to set up a free consultation with an experienced Chicago bed sore lawyer.
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Since 1976, Steve Levin has been dedicated to helping people injured by others’ negligence. He is one of the first attorneys in the U.S. to prosecute nursing homes for abuse and negligence. He’s also helped write new legislation that governs the operation of nursing homes, including the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. Moreover, Levin & Perconti has obtained the top three jury verdicts in nursing home negligence cases in Illinois.
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