Home Health Expert Witnesses

Oceanside, California

Geriatrics, Nursing Homes - 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,...

Orlando, Florida

Geriatrics, Physical Therapy - Aging, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Falls, Exercise, Functional Assessment and Evaluation, Plan of Care Development, Geriatric Rehabilitation, Memory Care, Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing, Home Health, Outpatient, Cognition, Geriatrics, Geriatric Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Assisted Living

Nicole Dawson, PT, PhD, FNAP (Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist, Emeritus) is an Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy of the College of Health Professions and Sciences at the University of Central Florida and Director of the ALIVE (Aging & Longevity Initiatives for Vitality & Enrichment) Lab at UCF. Dr. Dawson is a Board Certified Geriatric Physical Therapist Emeritus with over 20 years of clinical experience along with a PhD in Adult Development & Aging Psychology from Cleveland State University. She has been recognized for excellence in her field by the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Scholar Fellow, the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy through receipt of the Distinguished Educator Award, the American Physical Therapy Association being awarded the Margaret L. Moore Outstanding New Academic Faculty Award, and the University of Central Florida with the Teaching Incentive Program Award. Her current area of research includes deve...

Fishers, Indiana

Physical Therapy, Geriatrics - Falls with Injury, Standard of Care, Medical Necessity, Surgical Protocols, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Medical Billing, Nursing Home Rehabilitation, Fraud, Geriatrics, Home Health, Joint Replacements, Rotator Cuff Repair, Pressure sores

Dr. Batteiger has been a practicing physical therapist since 2016 with a background treating geriatric, post-operative, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and athletic patients. He is currently studying for the Geriatric Clinical Specialist certification, exam date in early 2026. Following graduation, he began working at a level II trauma center that held the Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center and provided physical therapy to patients after neurological diagnoses including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. Provided orientation training for safe patient handling and proper use of mechanical lifts for new employees. He also piloted a program in the emergency department, including providing evaluations and collecting/analyzing data to present to upper management in order to establish efficacy of physical therapy in optimizing patient placement in collaboration with the medical team. He transitioned to Montefiore Hospital in New Rochell...

Overland Park, Kansas

Nursing Homes, Nursing Administration - Elder abuse, Elder neglect, Nursing Home abuse, Nursing professional malpractice, hospital, Home Health, Assisted Living, Nursing administration, Medication Errors, Nurse, Rehabilitation nurse, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Life Care planning, Skilled Nursing Facility, Rehabilitation

Ms. Spitzer is a Legal Nurse Consultant. She is an Experienced Chief Nurse Executive, Hospital Director, and Corporate Consultant to multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities in the past, Director of Quality and Risk in a Rehabilitation hospital and experienced in all aspects of Administrative and internal clinical operations. Ms. Spitzer has 24 years of healthcare experience in various settings and has opined on multiple nursing issues as a Consulting Expert and as an Expert Witness. Ms. Spitzer has extensive knowledge of State and Federal Regulations as they apply to Long Term Care, acute care, and rehabilitation. As a Corporate Consultant, she was heavily involved in all aspects of clinical operations including survey preparations, plans of correction write ups, writing and updating policies and procedures, staffing issues, educating nursing staff on clinical skills, elder abuse allegations investigations and reporting, standards of care, and all other aspects of clinical care. Ms...

Las Vegas, Nevada

Occupational Therapy, Life Care Planning - Fall Prevention, Home Safety/Modifications, Durable Medical/Adaptive Equipment, Geriatrics, Dementia, Parkinson's, Stroke, Neurological Injuries, Lymphedema, Spinal Cord Injuries, Head Injuries, Home Health, Auditor/Quality Assurance, Medical Legal Consulting, Cancer Rehabilitation, Catastrophic

With over 30 years of clinical and rehabilitation experience, I provide expert witness services, medical-legal consultation, and life care planning for attorneys handling catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, personal injury, and rehabilitation-related litigation nationwide. As a licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L), Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), and Life Care Planning Certified professional (LCP-C), I specialize in evaluating functional impairment, future care needs, rehabilitation planning, occupational therapy standard of care, medical damages, aging-related decline, fall risk, and long-term disability. My case experience includes spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, neurological disorders, dementia, complex orthopedic injuries, and catastrophic medical events. I am known for providing clear, defensible, and objective opinions grounded in evidence-based practice, functional analysis, and real-world rehabilitation expertise. My work includes com...

Las Vegas, Nevada

Nurse, Medical Management - geriatrics, pediatrics, nursing homes, long term care, home health, home care, fall prevention, ICU, intensive care unit, psychiatric care, correctional healthcare, pressure sores & ulcers, wound care, skilled nursing facility, director of nursing, tracheostomy, hemodialysis

Award-winning nurse leader. Broadly experienced including: director of nursing at skilled nursing facility, wound care certified, pediatric homecare, director of nursing at an acute care hospital, acute care travel nurse, correctional nurse, and ICU nurse. Experience in psychiatric-geriatric care, ICU, medical-surgical, neurology, psychiatric and post-operative units.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Wound Care, Emergency Medicine - Wound Care, Diabetic Ulcers, Arterial Ulcers, Venous Stasis Ulcers, Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus Ulcers, Lymphedema, Burns, Calciphylaxis, Hyperbaric Medicine, Osteomyelitis, Radiation Tissue Injury, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health

I am an experienced medical expert, board certified in both Wound Care and Emergency Medicine. Since 2006, I have practice Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine exclusively in numerous clinical settings. I have been the medical director of an outpatient hospital wound center, and a long term acute care hospital. I have practiced in multiple skilled nursing facilities, and founded a private practice wound center in Redding, CA. I have experience in both plaintiff and defense representation.

Califon, NJ, New Jersey

Nursing Homes, Wound Care - pressure injuries, wounds, falls, nursing home , assisted living, pressure ulcers, medication errors, change of condition , nursing home administration, Director of Nursing , Chief Nursing Officer, VP of Clinical Services, home health , hospice, home care, long term care, wound care certified

Jaime Verger holds a Master of Science in Nursing degree, with emphasis in Executive Leadership. With more than 20 years of experience in senior executive level positions within the skilled nursing and senior living industries, her reputation of excellence and leading quality driven organizations, surpasses her. Previously, Ms. Verger has served as a VP of Clinical Services for Health Dimensions Group, a Senior VP of Quality and Clinical Operations for Heritage Senior Living and a CEO for Touchstone Senior Living. Through her various roles, she has completed hundreds of consulting engagements, including providing strategic planning, mission, vision and core value creation along with mentoring, coaching and training of new CEO and COOs for large organizations in both acute care and long-term care settings. A thought leader in the industry and a frequent speaker at healthcare conferences, Jaime is known for her excellent problem-solving and her record of implementing innovative so...

Dallas, Texas

Internal Medicine, Geriatrics - Rheumatology, internal medicine, geriatrics, nursing home, medical malpractice, testimony, hospital, lupus, fibromyalgia, disability, home health, breast implants

Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Independent Medical Exams. Experienced expert witness in nursing home, hospital, internal medicine, geriatric and rheumatology malpractice as well as case record reviews