Elderly Expert Witnesses

Moscow, Idaho

Geriatrics, Legal Nurse Consulting - Alzheimers, Memory Care, Dementia, Assisted Living, Long-term care, Stroke, Falls, Abuse, Neglect, Nursing, Elderly, Residential Care, Nursing Home, Medication Administration

Over 20 years of experience as a registered nurse. Board-certified in gerontology and legal nurse consulting. Assessment, medication administration and oversight, treatment, evaluation, and intervention for thousands of elderly patients. Provided management, administration, staff training, and clinical expertise for assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing facilities in multiple states at dozens of residential care facilities. Wrote and published guide for geriatric care, Navigating Elder Care, and articles in professional nursing and long-term care periodicals. Provided litigation support for personal injury, nursing home, assisted living and memory care cases. Five years as a legal nurse consultant and expert witness. Currently active in nursing practice. Nationwide reach and availability.

Maplewood, New Jersey

Speech-Language Pathology, Nursing Homes - swallowing, swallowing disorder, dysphagia, aspiration, pneumonia, choking, asphyxiation, medically complex, frail, elderly, geriatric, physical medicine, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, slp, medical complexity, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, choke

For attorneys, navigating clinical files and medical jargon is a bottleneck. George Barnes, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, serves as the expert guide, translating this medical complexity into clear, objective testimony. As a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S)—a credential held by only 0.2% of speech pathologists—George provides the decisive clinical authority legal teams need to evaluate the standard of care and establish the facts. Unlike academic witnesses whose expertise is disconnected from modern practice, George maintains an active, hands-on clinical presence, dedicating over 50% of his time to direct patient care. He regularly navigates medical complexity and performs high-level instrumental swallowing evaluations. This continuous clinical immersion ensures that his evaluations of aspiration pneumonia and choking incidents are always grounded in the contemporary standard of care, rather than outdated theories. To ensure his testimony is always al...

Washington

Geriatrics, Legal Nurse Consulting - Alzheimers, Memory Care, Dementia, Assisted Living, Long-term care, Stroke, Falls, Abuse, Neglect, Nursing, Elderly, Residential Care, Nursing Home, Medication Administration

Over 20 years of experience as a registered nurse. Board-certified in gerontology and legal nurse consulting. Assessment, medication administration and oversight, treatment, evaluation, and intervention for thousands of elderly patients. Provided management, administration, staff training, and clinical expertise for assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing facilities in multiple states at dozens of residential care facilities. Wrote and published guide for geriatric care, Navigating Elder Care, and articles in professional nursing and long-term care periodicals. Provided litigation support for personal injury, nursing home, assisted living and memory care cases. Five years as a legal nurse consultant and expert witness. Currently active in nursing practice. Nationwide reach and availability.

Delafield, Wisconsin

Assisted Living, Long Term Care - Community Based Residential Facilities, Adult Family Homes, Group Homes, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Brain Injuries, Physical Disabilities, Elderly, HCBS, Assisted Living Standard of Care, Residential Care for Adults with disabilities, ICFMR, Nursing Homes, CBRF, AFH, SNF

Strategic and purposeful executive leader with more than 30 years of progressive experience in nonprofit leadership, healthcare operations, organizational development, workforce management, credentialing oversight, compliance, training implementation, and program innovation for community based services for people with disabilities. Demonstrated success leading multi-site operations, developing high-performing teams, scaling complex programs, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, and cultivating strategic partnerships across healthcare, managed care, community services, and nonprofit sectors. Recognized for operational leadership, regulatory expertise, relationship management, and the ability to drive quality care through innovation, collaboration, and sustainable systems development across healthcare, nonprofit, behavioral health, and community-based service sectors. Provided executive oversight for Wisconsin based Human Resource, Finance, and Program Service departments spanning ...