Expert Details
Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Home Health Care Abuse, Home Health Care Nelgect, Pressure Sores
ID: 727443
New Jersey, USA
Work independently inspecting on an annual basis and investigating complaints in assisted living facilities for compliance with New Jersey State Assisted Living Regulations. Areas of compliance include: nursing, pharmacy medication pass, dietary (kitchen cleanliness and resident nutritional status), building maintenance, activities, etc. Prepare reports for facilities detailing deficiencies and veracity of complaints found during inspection. Review and accept Plan of Corrections submitted by facilities in response to deficiency reports. Participate in Informal Dispute Resolutions when deficiencies are challenged by facilities explaining the cause of the deficiency cited. Remain up to date in state regulations through participation in continuous in-house training programs.
Nursing Homes:
Team member participated in annual inspections and investigation of nursing homes for compliance with Federal (CMS), and New Jersey State Regulations. Prepared detailed deficiency reports compiled at the completion of survey visit. Review and acceptance of facilities Plan of Correction in response to deficiency report. Participate in Informal Dispute Resolution when deficiencies cited are challenged by facilities. Remain up to date in federal regulations through participation in continuous in-house training.
Assited family in wrongful death of qualdraplegic with pressure sores (Stage IV) obtained in nursing home.Assited family in wrongful death of resident admitted to nursing home for rehabilitation who died due to nursing neglect.(weight loss/dehydration)Assisted family whose parent died as a result of poor nursing planning/interventions regarding numerous falls. Assisted family whose parent developed Stage IV pressure sore with tunneling, loss of teeth due to poor CNA care.Assisted family whose obese parent fell and fractured leg while staff attempted to transfer resident to toilet.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1993 | Degree: Registered Nurse | Subject: Nursing | Institution: Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing |
Year: 1972 | Degree: BA | Subject: Political Science, History | Institution: Hunter College, City University of New York |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Nurse/Evaluator | Department: Department of Health & Senior Services |
Responsibilities:Inspect nursing homes and assisted living facilities to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. Written reports defining deficiencies for lack of compliance with same. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2001 to 2009 | Employer: Preferred Health Mate | Title: Nurse | Department: |
Responsibilities:Monthly assessments of clients for insurance billing purposes. Case manager for quadraplegic. Accompanied client and to doctor appointments, interacted with physicians, approved medications for insurance company. Monitored client's progress/care. Evaluated nurses. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1999 to 2005 | Employer: State of New Jersey | Title: Charge Nurse | Department: Department of Human Services |
Responsibilities:Charge nurse for 50 bed dual diagnosis admisssions unit. Prepared daily staffing schedule. Member Interdiscilpinary Team. Patient medicaton education upon discharge.Daily notes. Charge Nurse for 30 bed geriatric unit Prepared daily staffing schedule. Member Interdiscilinary Team.. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1997 to 1999 | Employer: Cinnaminson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Title: staff nurse | Department: |
Responsibilities:Staff nurse, medicaitons/treatments. Daily notes. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1996 to 1996 | Employer: Ashton Hall | Title: Nurse | Department: |
Responsibilities:Sub-acute unit. Medications, treatments, daily notes. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1994 to 1995 | Employer: Jewish Geriatric Home | Title: Nurse | Department: |
Responsibilities:staff nurse, medications, treatments, daily notes. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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American Nurses Association American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants |
Licenses / Certifications |
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RN = NJ & PA |
Fields of Expertise
abuse, assisted living, diabetic foot, elder abuse, elder care, elder care abuse, health, health assessment, health care, health care management, home health care, human health assessment, infection control, infection prevention, long term care, nursing, nursing home, nursing home abuse, nursing home administration, nursing home investigation, nursing home liability, nursing home safety, nursing home staffing, nursing home training, nursing malpractice