Nursing expert witness has over 34 years of experience in nursing, assisted living operations, skilled home care, memory care, and geriatric patient services. Their background includes medical surgical nursing, joint replacement nursing, traditional assisted living, specialized memory care, senior patient education, medication contraindications, dietary considerations, risk assessments, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and standards of care. They also have 2 years of expert witness work with previous deposition experience.

Their clinical and administrative experience includes evaluating standards of care, implementing systems and programs, supporting budgeting compliance, supervising staff, managing quality care, and helping sustain assisted living communities. They have developed a risk management approach to reviewing policies, procedures, medical records, and patient care standards, and their work has included investigation and tracking of incidents and accidents to identify risk and optimize resident safety. They have also supported professional team development, ongoing education, licensed team member training, resident safety training, and regulatory compliance across assisted living and memory care settings.

For matters involving nursing standard of care, assisted living operations, memory care, skilled home care, geriatric patient safety, risk assessment, personal injury claims, workers’ compensation claims, regulatory compliance, medication contraindications, dietary considerations, or resident care quality, their experience supports review of nursing care issues within the scope of their clinical, operational, and administrative background. They hold Registered Nurse licensure, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and a nursing diploma. Their certifications include Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, Certified Assisted Living Nurse, Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Certified Executive Director.

Their direct care background includes patient assessment, teaching, pain management, care plan development and implementation, case management using a multidisciplinary approach, patient education, and orientation and supervision of HHA and CNA staff. Their geriatric nursing work has included home-based nursing assessments, identification of fall risks, coordination of disciplines and services to promote wellness, and education of senior patients and support systems regarding medication contraindications, interactions, and dietary considerations.