A geriatric and gerontological nursing expert witness specializing in the clinical care and management of older adults, with particular emphasis on wound care and long-term care environments. The expert holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, is licensed as a Registered Nurse, and maintains professional designations as a Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing, Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN), and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC). The expert’s work addresses geriatric clinical care issues in assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice care, and nursing homes. Areas of professional focus include pressure ulcer prevention and management, falls, weight loss, failure to thrive, medication-related concerns, and elder abuse and neglect within healthcare and residential care environments. The expert has served as an expert witness and legal nurse consultant in litigation involving nursing standard-of-care issues affecting elderly patients, including matters involving pressure ulcers, falls, medication management, and other adverse clinical outcomes.

The expert’s professional experience includes leadership of a nursing consulting practice providing geriatric healthcare consultation, wound care consultation, patient advocacy services, and professional education programs addressing geriatric health and wound management. Earlier clinical roles include service as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in medical-surgical and geriatric care, Geriatric Clinical Specialist and Wound Care Consultant, Case Manager and Wound Consultant in home health and hospice, and Vocational Nurse Instructor responsible for clinical education and professional training. Additional work has included development of policies and procedures for pressure ulcer prevention and wound management, participation in quality assurance and performance improvement programs, and interdisciplinary collaboration addressing complex care needs of elderly patients in hospital, long-term care, and community-based care settings. Professional memberships include the American Nurses Association/California Nurses Association, Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, National Gerontological Nursing Association, and the Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Managers.