Quick answer: A serious bedsore (stage 3 or 4) in a Inyo County nursing home can support a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act, because federal rules (42 CFR 483.25) treat advanced pressure ulcers as preventable unless a documented medical condition made them unavoidable. Request the wound care and repositioning records and check the home's CMS inspection rating, then have a lawyer review it for free at (888) 999-0169 or send us a message. Inyo County has two skilled nursing facilities, in Bishop and Lone Pine, and the CMS data counts one of those homes reporting staffing below the state average. Staffing is what determines whether a bedridden resident gets turned every two hours, so a serious pressure ulcer is worth examining regardless of the overall stars.
If your loved one developed a bedsore in a Bishop or Lone Pine nursing home, you may have a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free, confidential consultation. We are former defense attorneys who now hold these facilities accountable, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Nursing home records in Inyo County
Inyo County has 2 federally certified nursing facilities with 132 licensed beds. Since 1997, state inspectors have issued 27 citations against Inyo County facilities, including 4 class A citations. Facilities in the county have been assessed $90,600 in state penalties over that period.
A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result.
One of those enforcement actions was connected to a resident's death.
The county's facilities average 3.0 of 5 stars on the federal rating system.
The most cited nursing homes in Inyo County
- Bishop Care Center (25 citations)
- Southern Inyo Hospital D/p Snf (2 citations)
See every facility in the county, with its full record, in the nursing home directory.
Citation data covers July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024. Ratings and fines are current as of the CMS processing date shown above.
What the record shows in Inyo County
A bedsore is a repositioning failure, and repositioning fails where staffing is thin.
In the CMS data, these are the homes in the county reporting the fewest nursing hours per resident. Staffing at Bishop Care Center in Bishop is 3.82 nursing hours per resident per day against 4.52 statewide, with a 3 star overall rating and a 3 star health inspection rating. It carries a 3 star staffing rating as well. In Lone Pine, Southern Inyo Hospital D/p Snf holds a 3 star overall rating and a 4 star health inspection rating, with a 1 star staffing rating.
A good overall rating can sit alongside thin staffing, and staffing is the number that matters most when a pressure sore develops.
Before you accept a facility's explanation for a bedsore, check its record in our Inyo County nursing home directory. Left untreated, a stage 4 ulcer can reach the bone and become a fatal infection. For the four stages and the California statutes, see our California bedsore page.
How Inyo County families can respond
Photograph the wound and date the photos, and request the complete chart in writing, including wound care notes and repositioning logs. Get an independent medical evaluation. File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health through Cal Health Find, or contact the Inyo County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (760) 872-4128, or the state crisis line at (800) 231-4024 after hours. In an emergency, contact Inyo County Adult Protective Services or call 911. Our full guide is here: how to report nursing home abuse in California.
If something about the care your loved one received does not sit right, let us take a look. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free consultation.
Why work with us
Michael Young and Thomas Wallin spent years defending nursing homes before switching sides. Their record includes millions of dollars recovered on behalf of abused and neglected residents. We go straight for the repositioning logs and the payroll-based staffing records, because the gap between "turned every two hours" in the chart and the aides actually working that shift is where these cases are won, and the CMS data counts one of Inyo County's two homes reporting staffing below the state average. As Inyo County nursing home abuse lawyers, we handle these cases across Bishop, Lone Pine, and the county and throughout California.
Talk to an Inyo County bedsore lawyer today
Wound photos and repositioning logs get harder to obtain every week. Call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free case evaluation. We take cases throughout Inyo County and across California, and there is no fee unless we win.
Sources and authoritative references
- CMS Care Compare, the federal nursing home rating and inspection database: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find, to look up a facility or file a complaint: https://calhealthfind.cdph.ca.gov/
- California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15600.
- Federal quality-of-care and pressure-ulcer standard, 42 CFR 483.25: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/part-483/section-483.25
Frequently asked questions
If an Inyo County home rates well overall, can a bedsore still be neglect?
Yes. An overall rating is an average and does not tell you whether your specific parent was repositioned as their care plan required, and the CMS data counts one of the county's two homes reporting staffing below the state average. If a serious pressure ulcer developed, the records for that resident answer the question.
How do I check an Inyo County nursing home's staffing?
Use our Inyo County nursing home directory. It lists each home's reported staffing against the state average, plus ratings, citations, and any fines, all from public CMS data.
What should I do first if my parent has a stage 4 bedsore?
Photograph the wound, request the complete chart in writing, and get an independent medical evaluation. Then talk to a lawyer before accepting the facility's explanation, because the version families are given rarely matches the records.
How many nursing homes are in Inyo County?
Inyo County has 2 federally certified nursing facilities with 132 licensed beds. Every one of them is listed in our Inyo County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
Do Inyo County nursing homes have citations for bedsores and pressure ulcers?
State inspectors have issued 27 citations against Inyo County nursing homes since 1997, across the full range of care failures rather than any single one. We do not publish a citation count by injury type, because the state does not categorize them that way. Check the specific home's own record instead. Every one of them is listed in our Inyo County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
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Disclaimer: facility ratings, staffing figures, and fines above are drawn from public CMS data (medicare.gov) as of the August 2026 processing date and are reported as published. They may not reflect the most current findings, and inclusion of any facility is not an allegation of wrongdoing. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. This page is attorney advertising and not legal advice.