Independent Living Expert Witnesses

Independent living expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on independent living. The independent living expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Nursing Home Administration, Nursing Homes, Real Estate, and Real Estate Appraiser.

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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 - 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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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 - 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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Craig L Smith, MAI

Subject Matter Expert Healthcare/Senior Housing RP

Smith-Parke

Sarasota, Florida
Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser - Hospital, Medical Office, Emergency Department, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Radiation Oncology Center, Proton Therapy Center, Urgent Care, Skilled Nursing facility, Assisted Living Facility, CCRC, Rental Retirement, Memory Care , Independent Living, Condemnation, Tax Appeal, Corporate/Partnership Dissolution, Asset Valuation, 3rd Med
Craig Smith, MAI, is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in and practice is limited to the Senior Housing and Health Care fields, providing Brokerage, Consulting, Valuation and Advisory Services. Mr. Smith holds the MAI designation and has conducted over 6,000 senior housing and healthcare assignments. He served as the National Practice Leader for Healthcare and Senior Housing with Colliers International until January 2018. After stepping down, he continues to provide services in the Senior Housing and Healthcare fields. His experience includes CCRC’s, RRC’s, Independent, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Hospitals (acute care, specialty, and long-term care), ASC, Freestanding ER, MOB’s, Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy and property assets of entire health systems. Former member of the Healthcare Financial Manager’s Association (HFMA), Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), and was a founding and board member of the Retirement Housing Council. Mr. Smith ...
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MICHAEL A BRODIE, MBA, NHA

BRODIE SENIOR SERVICES

PARKLAND, Florida
Long Term Care, Nursing Homes - Assisted Living, Adult Day Care, Independent Living, Alzheimer's, Memory Care Communities, Senior Living
I specialize in Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Assisted Living, with over 30 years experience in Independent and Assisted Living, Alzheimer's Day Care and Secured Units of Assisted Living. I have 20 years of service as an expert witness in Florida and several other states. My experience and references are available on request. I served for 9 years on the AJAS - the national Board of Jewish Senior Communities, and as the Board Chair of Elder Service Resource Networks, Board Chair of Jewish Family Service of Broward, on the Board of Monarch Care, The Cantor Day Center, FHCA, and on multiple committees of several local and state and professional organizations. I founded and work at Michael Brodie Senior Placement, which keeps me in constant contact with over 150 Independent and Assisted Living Communities in SE Florida.
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Steven Raichilson, MHA

Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Home Care Admin.

Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Nursing Home Administration, Nursing Homes - Senior Home Care, Assisted Living, Independent Living, Adult Day Care, Hospice, Skilled Nursing Home, Senior Living Risk Management, Senior Living Service Standards, Senior Living Quality Standards, Senior Living Staff Supervision, Senior Living Management Standards, Senior Living Staff Training
Steven Raichilson' s interest in senior living began when he worked as a male nursing assistant in a nursing facility in his native home of Buffalo ,New York, while in undergraduate school. This experience sparked an interest in nursing home and senior living management, and he attended graduate school at George Washington University, where Steven earned a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration, with a major in Long Term Care Management. He graduated first in his class. Upon graduation, Steven was hired as Chief Executive Officer of Greenwood House, a skilled nursing facility in Trenton, New Jersey, for a tenure of eleven years. While at Greenwood House, Steven doubled the facility's size and added community service programs. Steven was next hired at Chief Executive Officer of Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in suburban Cleveland, the largest single campus senior provider in Ohio. During his thirty year tenure at Menorah Park, Steven managed the care for over one ...