Tammy Starion, RN, LNHA, Wound Certified Nurse Specialist
Nursing Home Administration & Skilled Nursing Expert Witness | RN, LNHA
Profile:
Tammy Starion, RN, LNHA, is a dual-credentialed Registered Nurse and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator with over a decade of clinical and executive leadership experience in CMS Five-Star rated skilled nursing facilities. Her background spans ICU and acute care nursing through facility administration, giving her both bedside and administrative perspective on the long-term care standard of care.
Ms. Starion provides case review, consulting, and expert witness testimony on nursing home administration, CMS regulatory compliance and state/federal surveys, clinical negligence, staffing and training, infection control (including COVID-19 response), and quality of care in senior living settings.
Ms. Starion 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.
- Elder Abuse
- Epidemiology
- Geriatrics
- Hospital Administration
- Legal Nurse Consultant
- Long Term Care
- Nursing
- Nursing Homes
- Wound Care/Pressure Sores
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Degrees:
- M.S. of Nursing, Endicott College (Salem, MA), 2017.
- B.S. Nursing, Salem State College (Salem, MA).
Licenses & Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN).Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Massachusetts.
- Wound Certified Nurse Specialist / Certified Wound Care RN.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certifications. - 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: - Wound Care Clinical Standards: Providing specialized clinical insights as a Certified Wound Care RN / Wound Certified Nurse Specialist.
- Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Operations & Administration: Evaluating the standard of care and managing 24/7 clinical operations within CMS Five-Star facilities.
- Regulatory Compliance & Standard of Care: Assessing adherence to Department of Public Health (DPH) standards , OSHA regulations , CARF certifications , and Joint Commission Accreditation requirements.
- Infection Control & Pandemic Response: Reviewing facility protocols, specifically regarding direct leadership and infection control practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in large-scale settings.
- Facility Surveys & Deficiencies: Consulting on state DPH survey management, compliance standards, and the processes behind achieving deficiency-free surveys.
- Policy & Procedure Development: Analyzing the adequacy of facility policies and procedures, particularly how they are written, evaluated, and adapted under changing DPH/CARF guidelines.
- Nursing Leadership & Staffing: Evaluating the management, scheduling, hiring, and training of large nursing and ancillary teams (e.g., staffs of up to 150 employees).
- 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: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 2+
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 5
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: - Expert Testimony
- Expert Witness
- Expert Consulting
- Certification & Affidavit of Merit Reviews - 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