David K. McCray, MPH, MHA, LNHA, LALD, RAC-CT
Nursing Home Administration & Post-Acute Care Expert Witness | MHA, MPA
Profile:
David K. McCray, MHA, MPA, is a Midwest-based healthcare administrator and post-acute care executive with extensive experience leading skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. He holds a Master of Healthcare Administration and a Master of Public Administration, and has directed facility operations, finances, and regulatory compliance across multiple facilities, including more than doubling annual revenue during his tenure at Blue Valley Lutheran Homes Society.
Mr. McCray provides case review, consulting, and expert witness testimony on nursing home administration, administrator standard of care, state and federal regulatory compliance, policy development, staffing and department oversight, and financial management in post-acute and long-term care settings.
Mr. McCray is available through Expert Consulting Services, a firm connecting attorneys with qualified nursing home and long-term care expert witnesses. For CV and testimony history, please visit www.expertconsultingservices.com.
- Assisted Living
- Elder Abuse
- Geriatrics
- Health Care Economics
- Long Term Care
- Medical Billing
- Medical Staffing
- Nursing Homes
- Wound Care/Pressure Sores
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: MPA, MHA, LNHA, LALD, RAC-CT
- Nebraska Nursing Home Administration License #2581
- Nebraska Assisted Living Administrator License #Registry1265
- Minnesota Nursing Home Administrator License #4718
- Minnesota Assisted Living Director License #1039
- Kansas Nursing Home Administrator License #4133 - Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 10+
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: - Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Administration: Extensive background in operating and directing activities for post-acute and long-term care facilities.
- Assisted Living Administration: Supported by specific licensure and experience as an assisted living director and administrator.
- State and Federal Regulatory Compliance: Expertise in ensuring facility operations comply with governing license regulations and maintaining adherence to state and federal laws.
- Facility Operations and Standards of Care: Experience in ensuring clean, safe, and well-maintained environments that are conducive to quality resident care.
- Policy Development and Adherence: Developing, maintaining, and ensuring adherence to written policies and procedures for healthcare facilities.
- Healthcare Financial Management: Managing budgets, monitoring financial performance, and negotiating revenues, expenses, and profit targets.
- Staff Management and Labor Relations: Directing staff activities related to employment, compensation, labor relations, employee retention, and monitoring daily performance.
-Administrative and Strategic Leadership: Participating in facility strategic planning, aligning corporate objectives, and fostering multidisciplinary cooperation. - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 5+
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2025
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 4+
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: - Legal Consulting and Expert Witness Services: He is available for "Case Work" related to post-acute and long-term care administration.
- Administrative Leadership & Strategic Planning: Directing facility activities, programs, and engaging in strategic planning processes.
- Financial Management: Negotiating revenues, expenses, cash flow, and profit targets, as well as managing and recommending facility budgets.
- Regulatory Compliance & Policy Development: Developing, maintaining, and ensuring compliance with written policies according to State and Federal regulations.
- Staff Management & Human Resources: Recruiting, interviewing, selecting applicants, and managing staff performance, compensation, labor relations, and retention.
- Community Engagement & Stakeholder Relations: Maintaining appropriate liaisons with families, residents, and stakeholders, and ensuring high levels of satisfaction for all people served - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Please contact for fee schedule.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Please contact for fee schedule.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Please contact for fee schedule.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Please contact for fee schedule.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Please contact for fee schedule.
Available Upon Request