Skilled Nursing Facility Management Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Nursing Home Administration, Long Term Care - Wound Care, staffing analysis, nursing home, malpractice, Healthcare administration, Skilled Nursing Facility Management, CMS Survey Compliance, Patient Care Quality Improvement, Post-Acute Care Services, Dementia, Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, Healthcare Leadership, Nursing Home Expert

Robert D. Zitsman, LNHA, MBA, NHA, has over thirty-five years of experience in healthcare administration, focusing on promoting excellent, evidence-based patient care outcomes and creating positive experiences for patients, residents, families, and staff. His extensive career spans the continuum of care from critical care to long-term care, including inpatient acute rehab, post-acute rehab, dementia care, assisted living, and entry fee model continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Robert has consistently maintained substantial compliance with CMS surveys for over twenty years. Currently, Robert serves as the Administrator at Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai’s Continuing Care Center, a 75-bed skilled nursing facility. He has held numerous leadership positions, including Interim Administrator at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Administrator at Escondido Post Acute Rehab, overseeing operations at facilities with up to 180 beds. His role at Life Care Services a...