Long Term Care Expert Witnesses in Texas

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....

Houston, Texas

Geriatrics, Family Medicine - nursing home expert, elder abuse expert, elder neglect expert, geriatric medicine, long-term care, assisted living, hospice, pressure ulcers, falls, sepsis, cognitive impairment, dementia, medication errors, DNR, medical malpractice, injury and death causation, nursing home neglect, advance directives, bedsores, independent medical exam

Pippa Schnee, M.D. is a board-certified family medicine physician with over a decade of experience in geriatric care. She has provided hands-on medical treatment and oversight for elderly patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospice settings, and currently serves as medical director for several hospice organizations in Texas. Dr. Schnee is available to assist attorneys with expert medical review and analysis in cases involving nursing home and assisted living care, geriatric injuries, elder neglect, capacity and consent, and end-of-life care. Her clinical practice has included direct care for patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple chronic conditions, and complex medical needs in long-term care environments. She offers unbiased, medically grounded evaluations of: Alleged nursing home neglect resulting in injury or death Pressure ulcers (bedsores) Falls and physical injuries Sepsis and delayed treatment Medication mismanagement Malnutrition or d...

Texas

Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation - Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Vocational Review, Cost Estimate, Case Manager, Long-Term Care, Medical, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Life Care Plan Review

Kacy Turner is a Certified Life Care Planner and vocational consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in rehabilitation. She has experience as a rehabilitation consultant in three states and has been qualified as a testifying expert in state and federal courts. Kacy has worked on cases in several states as well as the country of Trinidad. To determine the pre-injury and post-injury employability in personal injury cases, Kacy provides vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job analyses, rehabilitation plans, and determines reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and Providers of Services, and Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals. She has served as secretary, president and board member for the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.

Texas

Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy - Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Physical Therapy, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Cost Estimate, Injury Medical Witness, Long-Term Care, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Expert Testimony

Bryan Muench is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in physical therapy. He has worked two decades in pediatric and adult care, primarily in the arena of home health. He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 with a master’s degree in physical therapy. He was certified as a Pediatric Clinical Specialist in 2012. He has experience as a physical therapist working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and early childhood intervention in addition to his vast home health experience. In his spare time, he coaches a baseball team based out of Tyler, Texas. He lives in Gladewater, Texas, with his wife Erin, and their eleven children.

Texas

Life Care Planning, Nurse Practitioner - Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Cost Estimate, Long Term Care, Medical, Nurse Practitioner, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Injury Medical Witness, Life Care Plan Review, Life Care Plan Analysis, Expert Testimony

Kerri Martin is a Certified Life Care Planner with a family nurse practitioner background. She has 9 years of experience in primary care and surgery. Prior to practicing as a nurse practitioner, she worked as a registered nurse in the clinical areas of infectious disease, critical care, and surgery. She graduated from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2014 with a master’s degree in nursing and from Tarleton State University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She works with both defense and plaintiff firms in creating and reviewing life care plans, as well as cost estimates. Kerri is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association and East Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association.

Plano, Texas

Wound Care, Nursing Homes - Nursing homes, pressure ulcers, bedsores, wound care, diabetes, ulcers, foot wounds, hyperbaric medicine, lymphedema, non healing wounds, circulation, venous ulcers, decubitus, geriatrics, hyperbaric oxygenation, decompression sickness, diabetic foot, diabetic feet, Long Term Care, wound

Dr. Stone's field of practice is Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine. He has over thirty- eight years of experience in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. A past president of the Texas Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association, Dr. Stone received his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. He completed a residency in aerospace medicine and a fellowship in hyperbaric medicine and wound care at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base. While serving our country as an Army physician and flight surgeon, he received numerous honors including Senior Army Flight Surgeon Wings, promotion to the rank of Major, and the Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Dr. Stone started his medical practice in Dallas in 1992 after serving our country for twelve years. He was credited with developing the U.S, Army’s Hyperbaric Medicine Program. He is certified in Hyperbaric M...

Texas

Life Care Planning, Speech-Language Pathology - Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Cost Estimate, Speech-Language Pathology, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Long-Term Care, Medical, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal, State

Kristy Easley is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in medical speech-language pathology. She has over 20 years of experience in rehabilitation with a focus on acquired and traumatic brain injury. She graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2001 with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology and became a certified brain injury specialist in 2013. She has experience serving as a treating clinician in inpatient residential and outpatient brain injury rehabilitation, skilled nursing rehabilitation, and in pediatric home health and outpatient settings. She is a co-facilitator of the East Texas Brain Injury Support Group. She is a board member of the Texas Brain Injury Alliance and Head Up TBI East Texas. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.

San Antonio, Texas

Wound Care, Long Term Care - Hyperbaric Medicine, Pressure Ulcer, Arterial Ulcer, Diabetic Ulcer, Unusual Wounds, Lymphedema, Geriatrics, Amputations, Nursing Homes, Venous Ulcer, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Bed Sores, Long Term Care, Pressure sores, wound care medical director

Award winning wound care and hyperbaric physician in active clinical practice. Columbia trained. Numerous leadership roles in multiple medical societies including Former Chair for the American College of Certified Wound Specialists. Extensive public speaking experience – well over 150 invited presentations. Multiple time contributing author to Wound Care Certification Study Guide. Assistant Chief Editor, American College of Clinical Wound Specialist Journal. Awards include the Paul J. Sheffield Education Award for Lifetime Dedication to Education in the Field of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, The Jefferson C. Davis Award for Excellence in Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine, and the Carolyn Sue Ray Memorial Award for Excellence in Hyperbaric Medicine. Experienced Medical Director for wound care services at two different facilities. Research interest in unusual wounds, transcutaneous oxygen studies, limb salvage, wound healing, offloading, prevention of ulcer recurrence, veno...