Long Term Care Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

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...

Physician Assistant, Long Term Care - Nursing Home Neglect, neglect, pressure ulcers, fall with injury, standard of care, skilled nursing facility, capacity disputes, medication errors, polypharmacy, sepsis recognition, failure to monitor, failure to escalate care, unsafe discharge, discharge plainning, failure to diagnose, long term care

I am a board-certified Physician Assistant with over 25 years of clinical experience specializing in geriatrics, home care, skilled nursing, and post-acute rehabilitation. I actively practice in multiple skilled nursing facilities, where I manage medically complex, high-risk patients and work directly with interdisciplinary teams responsible for day-to-day patient care. My expertise centers on evaluating standard of care in cases involving non medical and skilled home health, nursing homes, pressure injuries, falls with injury, failure to monitor or escalate care, medication mismanagement, sepsis, and unsafe discharge practices. I have particular insight into how breakdowns in communication, staffing, and clinical decision-making contribute to adverse outcomes in the long-term care setting. Unlike many physician experts who are removed from the daily operations of skilled nursing facilities, I provide real-time, practical insight into how care is actually delivered at the bedside....

Worcester, Massachusetts

Geriatrics, Nursing Homes - Geriatrics, Pain Control at end-of-life, Assisted Livings, Long-term Care, Wound Care, Dementia, Hospice & Palliative Care, Advanced Directives, Delirium, End of Life Care, adult family medicine

Board certified in Family Medicine Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hospice and Palliative Care

Lexington, Massachusetts

Wound Care, Urgent Care Medicine - Wound Care, Pressure Injury Prevention, Pressure Ulcer Management, Nursing Standard of Care, Skilled Nursing Facility, Long-Term Care, Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care, Medicare, Amputation Prevention, Debridement Standard of Care, Home Health Wound Care, Nursing Home, Pressure Injury, Avoidable

Cassandre Voltaire, DO, ABWMS Wound Care Expert Witness | Pressure Ulcer Expert Witness | Diabetic Foot Ulcer Expert Cassandre Voltaire, DO, ABWMS is a double board-certified physician (Family Medicine and Wound Medicine & Surgery – ABWMS) and a highly sought-after wound care expert witness with deep clinical experience in long-term care, skilled nursing facilities, VA/domiciliary settings, and outpatient wound management. Dr. Voltaire specializes in the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, venous and vascular ulcers, post-surgical wounds, and other chronic non-healing wounds. She currently practices as Primary Care & Wound Care Physician at Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea (VA long-term care and domiciliary units) and has held dedicated wound care roles at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Skilled Wound Care across multiple long-term care facilities in Massachusetts. Her daily work includes advanced modalities such as sharp debridemen...

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Mental Health, Assisted Living - Standard of Care, Wrongful injury, Facility Liability, Psychiatric Hospital, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Group Homes, Assisted Living, Drug Alcohol Use, Joint Commission, Regulation, Sober House, Policy Compliance, CARF, Abuse , Residential Treatment, Neglect, Psychiatric Unit, Negligence

David Friedler, LMHC, LPCC, LCMHC, MPH, has been a psychotherapist and administrator in the long-term care, clinical, and behavioral health treatment arena for over fifty years. David Friedler's substantial clinical and administrative expertise has been employed as a clinician, clinical director, or administrator in psychiatric hospitals, drug and alcohol residential treatment facilities, sober houses, group homes, assisted living facilities, residential treatment centers, and nursing home care. He is licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator in Massachusetts and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts. He is a Certified Nursing Home Administrator Emeritus, a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators, a Life Member of The Academy, ACHCA, and a Mentor for the ACHCA. Mr. Friedler has a particular and primary specialty in the regulatory standard of care governing wrongful injury claims arising in drug and alcohol residential settings, psychiatric hospital...

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Nursing Administration, Wound Care - Long-Term Care, Wound Management, Director of Nursing, Wound Care, Clinical Oversight, Regulatory Compliance, Palliative Care, End-of-Life Care, COVID-19 Nurse, Nursing Home Negligence, Patient Safety, Care Plan Development, Pressure Ulcer, Medication Management, Fall Prevention, Neglect, Abuse

Linda L. Davis, RN, WCC, is a seasoned registered nurse with over two decades of experience, specializing in wound care, long-term care (LTC), and skilled nursing facility (SNF) operations. She has held leadership roles such as Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing, where she managed clinical care for residents, ensured regulatory compliance, and led teams to achieve deficiency-free surveys. Her expertise in wound management is complemented by her certification as a Wound Care Specialist and her role as a wound care educator. Linda's clinical background includes managing complex patient cases involving pressure ulcer prevention, infection control, fall prevention, and end-of-life care. Her leadership in improving CMS ratings and maintaining quality standards has made her a respected figure in nursing home care and operations. Additionally, Linda has experience providing education on advanced wound care to both nursing and medical staff, further showcasing her commit...

Boston, Massachusetts

Wound Care, Long Term Care - Pressure injuries, nursing home, trauma, post-acute care, COVID-19, diabetic ulcers, burns, lymphedema, non-healing wounds, venous ulcer, decubitus ulcers

Dr. Neidich is board certified in Internal Medicine and completed three years of General Surgery residency as well. He works as an active clinician in diverse practice settings including acute hospital, long term acute care, skilled nursing, nursing home and emergency room. Expertise in pressure injuries / sores and wound care. He maintains an active wound care clinical practice. He is published in peer reviewed medical journals. Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has experience reviewing a wide range of cases including facility acquired pressure injuries, wound management and post-acute care infection and wound protocols and best practices.