Assisted Living Expert Witnesses in California
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of assisted living expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on assisted living and related issues. Assisted living expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these assisted living expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Assisted Living, Dementia, Falls, Memory Care, Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Home Health , Independent Living, Long Term Care, Medicare, Pressure Ulcers, Rcfe, Skilled Nursing Facility, Accelerated Decline, and Addiction Medicine.
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Ara Sayabalian, Ed.D, MBA, MS
Asst. Living Expert – Harvard Educated/USC Faculty
Assisted Living, Independent Living, & Memory Care Consulting
Assisted Living, Long Term Care
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Assisted Living Falls, Independent Living, Memory Care, Standard of Care, Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), Risk Mitigation, Elder Abuse, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Pressure Injury, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Care Standards, Falls Reconstructionist, Delay In Treatment, Wounds, Accelerated Decline, Elopement
Award-winning assisted living, independent living and memory care safety and risk mitigatoin professional. Expert in identifying causes and liabilities of adverse events including: falls, pressure wounds, accelerated decline, and infections. Has helped improve safety and prevent adverse events at many hundreds of senior living communities. USC and Harvard educated. USC Faculty. Significant public speaking experience.
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Julie Thompson, LNHA, MBA, MHSA
Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administration
Juliet Healthcare Services, LLC
Nursing Home Administration, Assisted Living
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Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Regulatory Compliance, Long term Care, Post Acute Care, Abuse and Neglect, Memory Care, Quality Improvement, Falls, Standard of Care, Resident Safety, Abuse, Neglect
Highly accomplished and experienced Nursing Home Administrator and Assisted Living Manager with 20+ years of experience in long term care and assisted living administration. Experience includes operational and risk management, regulatory compliance, development and implementation of policies and procedures, quality assurance and process improvement, contract management, memory care, post-acute/transitional care, and human resource management. Experienced Expert Witness available for medical records, charts and other document review, case disposition, depositions and court testimonies.
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Daniel R. Ruth, B.A., MHSc., LNHA, RCFE
30 Years Expert Witness Nursing Home/RCFE/ALF Care
Dignity Life
San Rafael, California
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
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Independent Living, Assisted Living, Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, Skilled Nursing Care, SNF Services, Nursing Home Mgmt., Memory Care, Behavioral Health Care/Services, Post Acute Rehabilitation Care/Services, Palliative/Hospice Care, Senior Living Care, Life Plan Communities, RCFE
A Multi-Decade Visionary, Transformational and Entrepreneurial Leader of Senior Living Services and Care. 30+ years’ success of creative leadership and visionary capacities in Senior Living/Skilled Nursing Care, Life Plan Care & CCRC Services, Post-Acute Rehabilitation Program Development, Acute Hospital Care focused on Behavioral Health, Home and Community Based Services and Adult Day Services Programming.
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Lisa A Moore, MSN, APRN
Wound Care Nurse Expert
Santa Barbara Legal Nurse Consulting
Buellton, California
Wound Care, Geriatrics
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wound, pressure sores, pressure ulcers, nursing, long term care, home health, geriatrics, wound care nurse, assisted living, pressure injuries, falls
For the past 11 years I have been employed at a highly regarded outpatient wound care clinic in Goleta, CA, one of the country’s leading wound care centers. In addition, I am also wound care specialist at an acute care hospital in Santa Barbara, CA. I feel confident that I can assist you in any case where wound care management or gerontology is an issue. Prior to becoming a certified wound care nurse, I was providing wound care in the home as a home health/hospice nurse, as well as the various healthcare settings over the course of my career, including the ICU.
I work efficiently in a timely manner and I am very familiar with electronic medical records from both acute care and long term care settings.
I am confident that I can deliver a solid and competent testimony both on the witness stand and in depositions.
I am board certified in the field of wound care and gerontology medicine.
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Linda S. Hibbs, RN, MPH, NHA
Assisted Living and Skilled Nsg/Executive Director
Linda Hibbs Legal Nurse Consulting, RN, MPH
Menlo Park, California
Assisted Living, Geriatrics
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Geriatric Care, Registered Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, RCFE Administrator, wound care, falls with injuries, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, Life Plan Senior Communities
I have worked for 8 years with a variety of attorneys on both sides plaintiff and defense. Cases were to review allegations made against administrators, skilled nursing facilities, or staff . I have testified in court and been deposed.
Geriatric Care, Registered Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator for over 20 years, RCFE Administrator for 13 years, wound care, falls with injuries, work in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities totaling over 28 years. Executive Director for a Life Plan Senior Communities which had 3 level
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Elliott M. Stein, MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist - Estates/UI, NH/ALF Cases
Mill Valley, California
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
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Contested wills and trusts, Testamentary capacity, Undue Influence, Geriatric Psychiatry, Elders & Elderly, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Medicare, Geriatric decision making capacity competency, Medical Documentation and Coding, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychosis
Providing legal and forensic consultation on legal issues pertaining to the elderly and their mental, emotional, behavioral and cognitive functioning, including contested inheritance, undue influence and financial elder abuse, and dementia and related issues in nursing homes, memory care and assisted living facilities.
Clinical Professor (Voluntary), Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco;
Psychiatric Consultant, San Francisco Towers life care community 2021- Present.
Consultant in Geriatric Psychiatry, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center 2021 - 2023.
Previously, Director of Psychiatry, Jewish Home of San Francisco, 2010 – 2020.
Previously in private practice of Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry, 1977 – 2010, in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida.
Board Certified, Geriatric Psychiatry and General Psychiatry, by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association.
Distinguished Fellow, American A...
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Karl E. Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C
Geriatrics, Nursing Homes, Hospice/Palliative
Stone Mountain Medical Associates, Inc.
Oceanside, California
Geriatrics, Nursing Homes
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Nursing Home - Skilled Nursing Facility, Hospice - End-of-Life Care, Palliative Care, Home Health, Assisted Living, Regulatory, Decubitus, Pressure Ulcers, Falls, Dementia - Alzheimer's, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care - HMO, Life Care Planning, Personal Injury, Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Bioethics
Experienced Expert, 250+ depositions, 25+ trials. Speedy and Objective Records Reviews (plaintiff/defense); Standard of Care, Causation and Damages Opinions, including Life Expectancy and Future Care Costs, Regulatory Actions; Comprehensive Report Writing. References Available on Request. In clinical practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine, Geriatrics & Hospice in San Diego area since 1992; Chief Medical Officer, Bio-Pacific Admin Services (nursing facility management company); Chief Medical Officer, Beecan Health; Delegate, AMA and California Medical Association House of Delegates; Chair, CMA Council on Ethical, Legal & Judicial Affairs; Chair, CMA Administrative Medicine Forum; Clinical Faculty UCSD School of Medicine and Family Medicine Dept., Affiliate Faculty, California State University's Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care (San Marcos), Past President of CALTCM, Past President of PALTmed (Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medical Association, previously AMDA,...
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Channa R. Kelly, MA, LNHA, LMFT
LONG TERM CARE OPERATIONS - SNF, AL, MEMORY CARE
Fortitude Expert Witness and Consulting, LLC
San Diego, California
Nursing Home Administration, Assisted Living
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Assisted Living, Geriatrics, Memory Care, Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing Facility, RCFE, ARF, MFT, NHA, LNHA, LMFT, Custodial Care, Title 22, Long Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Falls, Residential Care Facility
Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administration Expert on the use of regulatory and accreditation standards, healthcare operations, and creation of systems to
improve outcomes. Knowledgeable about regulatory compliance and standard of care. Experience with start-ups, existing communities, and new acquisitions. I specialize in geriatric community management, including memory care.
· 16+ years experience with Adult and Geriatric Population in an Administrative Role
· Well-versed with Title 22 and Federal Regulations for NHA, RCFE, and ARF (Assisted Living and Nursing Homes)
· Experienced Expert Witness in various States
· Extensive experience with Geriatric population and Memory Care
· Licensed Marital and Family Therapist
· Behavioral Health experience in locked units and outpatient care
· Physician Relationships and Community Relations
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Ara Sayabalian, Ed.D, MBA, MS
Asst. Living Expert – Harvard Educated/USC Faculty
Assisted Living, Independent Living, & Memory Care Consulting
Los Angeles, California
Assisted Living, Long Term Care
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Assisted Living Falls, Independent Living, Memory Care, Standard of Care, Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), Risk Mitigation, Elder Abuse, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Pressure Injury, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Care Standards, Falls Reconstructionist, Delay In Treatment, Wounds, Accelerated Decline, Elopement
Award-winning assisted living, independent living and memory care safety and risk mitigatoin professional. Expert in identifying causes and liabilities of adverse events including: falls, pressure wounds, accelerated decline, and infections. Has helped improve safety and prevent adverse events at many hundreds of senior living communities. USC and Harvard educated. USC Faculty. Significant public speaking experience.
You can also find Assisted Living Expert Witnesses in:
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin
