Personal Care Expert Witnesses

Honor, Michigan

Chemistry & Chemicals, Chemical Engineering - Colloid, Surface Chemistry, Silicones, Materials Science, surfactants, detergents, formulation, emulsions, microemulsions, liquid crystals, product development, patents, Intellectual Property, personal care, household care, upstream oil & gas, electrophoretic displays, agricultural adjuvants

Thought leader in chemistry, materials science and intellectual property. Award winning PhD scientist with 30+ years in applied chemistry. Visiting Scientist at MIT for 5 years to foster silicone-based nanotechnology projects. Holder of 69 issued patents. Author of Silicone Surfactants book and 60 articles. Served as Patent Science Advisor to grow patent portfolio by 1500%. Deveoped display for Amazon Kindle. Readily adapts expertise to new problems. Served as adunct faculty at Stanford and University of Minnesota. Organized two international symposia. Invited speaker at Gordon Conference and four international colloid meetings. Associate Editor of Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. Involved member of American Chemical Society, Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Physical Society, and American Oil Chemists Society. Awards include 3 Dow Corning Technical Achievement Awards, as well as the AOCS Samuel Rosen Award for Surfactant Chemistry. Experience includes fi...

Abington, Pennsylvania

Long Term Care, Nurse - Medical Records Review, Standards of Care, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Elder Abuse and Neglect, Patient Transfers, Pressure Injuries, Patient Falls, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Personal Care, Merit Screening/Review, Patient Specific Medical Conditions/Diagnoses, Merit Consultation, Adverse Events

Stacy Donnelly is a licensed Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience working in Nursing Homes, Skilled Rehabilitation Facilities and Continuing Care Retirement Communities, holding roles that included nursing assistant, charge nurse, and director of nursing. Her involvement in these settings has contributed to her strong knowledge base regarding standards of care, facility operations, and Federal, State, and Local Regulations. Nurse Donnelly has acquired extensive experience in developing policies and procedures, investigating incidents and unusual occurrences, auditing patient care, monitoring adherence to policies and procedures, providing education/training to staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Nurse Donnelly actively practices within long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and school settings. She continues to assist long-term care and short-term rehabilitation facilities with auditing and ensuing compliance with Federal, State, and Local Regulations, al...

Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania

Long Term Care, Nursing Home Administration - Long Term Care, Nursing Home Administrator, Personal Care, Assisted Living, NHA, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Neglect, Regulatory Compliance, Skilled Nursing Facility, Nursing Home Operations, Standard of Care, Wound Care, Restraints, Nursing Home Falls, Adult Day, Physician Orders, Pressure Ulcers, COVID 19, Abuse

As an expert witness and long-term care consultant, I apply my 18 years of experience operating nursing homes. For the last 9 years, I have provided detailed evaluations and expert testimony for legal cases within the long-term care industry. Drawing on extensive operational knowledge, I assist counsel in interpreting clinical records and delivering insights grounded in foundational facts and helping to determine if the standard of care was met. I also apply the federal regulations to determine compliance. I have been retained for 45 cases. 65% defense, 35% plaintiff. Types of cases I have worked on: Falls and fall-related injuries Pressure injuries (pressure ulcers) Elopement and wandering incidents Medication errors and adverse drug events Failure to monitor / failure to supervise Infection control and sepsis-related cases Failure to follow physician orders Care planning deficiencies Staffing and negligence claims Documentation and regulatory compliance issues Areas of Expert...