Bringing nearly 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, this licensed nursing home administrator specializes in long-term care operations, skilled nursing administration, post-acute care management, regulatory compliance, quality improvement initiatives, and resident care oversight. Their consulting and expert witness work focuses on standards of care in nursing homes, assisted living environments, hospice services, and post-acute healthcare settings, including matters involving operational compliance, resident safety, staffing practices, and healthcare operational standards.

This expert currently oversees operations for a 200-bed skilled nursing facility, directing regulatory compliance efforts, staffing initiatives, census management, and quality improvement strategies. Prior executive leadership assignments included administration of large skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers ranging from 120 to more than 350 beds, including facilities with specialized dementia care, pediatric ventilator units, neurobehavioral programs, adult daycare services, and post-acute rehabilitation units. Responsibilities throughout these roles included survey readiness, strategic planning, financial management, union negotiations, staffing optimization, infection prevention initiatives, and implementation of corrective action plans in response to regulatory reviews.

Professional credentials include licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. National certifications and fellowships include Certified Nursing Home Administrator (CNHA), Health Services Executive (HSE), Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA), Certified Internal Forensic Healthcare Auditor (CIFHA), Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP), Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators (FACHCA), and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).

Educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Beyond facility administration, this expert has provided healthcare consulting services involving crisis mitigation, compliance remediation, administrator training, strategic planning, survey response preparation, and operational oversight for long-term care providers. Their experience also includes leadership positions in hospitals, emergency departments, developmental disability programs, pediatric care administration, and residential healthcare services.

Industry leadership activities include service on the Board of Directors for LeadingAge New York and committee leadership roles within the American College of Health Care Administrators. Recognition for operational excellence includes multiple Eli Pick Facility Leadership Awards for high-performing skilled nursing facility administration. They have additionally served as a preceptor for administrators-in-training pursuing professional licensure in long-term care administration.