Resources for attorneys and paralegals
Practical guides to the records, regulations and expert decisions in long-term care litigation. Written by people who have run facilities and testified about them. Educational information, not legal advice.
Nursing home F-tags: a litigation guide to the fourteen that matter most
F-tags are the shorthand surveyors use for federal nursing home requirements. Knowing which tag governs your facts tells you what the facility was required to do, what records exist, and which expert to retain.
Read the guide ›Paralegal resourcesNursing home records checklist for attorneys and paralegals
The chart is only part of the record. This is the full list, organized by where it lives, with notes on what usually goes missing.
Read the guide ›StaffingProving or defending an understaffing claim: PBJ data, the facility assessment and Form 2567
Staffing is one of the few long-term care issues where much of the evidence is reported to the federal government and published. That cuts both ways: the records that can support a claim are often the facility's best defense.
Read the guide ›Case evaluationAffidavits and certificates of merit: what the expert needs to sign
Merit requirements vary widely by state. What does not vary is the package an expert needs before signing anything.
Read the guide ›Expert selectionHow to choose between an RN, DON, administrator and physician expert
The most common expert mistake in long-term care is retaining a clinician to answer an operational question, or an administrator to answer a causation question.
Read the guide ›FallsNursing home fall investigation checklist: unwitnessed falls
Most nursing home falls are unwitnessed, which means the record after the fall carries as much weight as the record before it.
Read the guide ›Pressure injuriesPressure injury litigation: avoidable or unavoidable, records and expert selection
The federal standard does not ask whether a wound developed. It asks whether the facility did everything the resident's condition required.
Read the guide ›Depositions and trialPreparing a nursing home expert for deposition
The deposition of a long-term care expert follows predictable lines. Most of the damage happens in the file, not in the testimony.
Read the guide ›From the ECS blog
Commentary on regulation, staffing, survey data and expert practice from Jared Bane and the ECS team.
The FY 2027 SNF final rule is here: what attorneys should know before october 1
Read the post ›August 19, 2026PBJ data doesn’t lie — but it needs interpretation: payroll-based journal evidence in nursing home litigation
Read the post ›August 4, 2026Agency staff in the chart: continuity of care as a liability theory — and a defense
Read the post ›August 4, 2026The federal staffing floor just dropped
Read the post ›June 6, 2026What Is an Expert Witness? Definition, Role, and Real-World Examples
Read the post ›May 14, 2026When to Use a Lay Witness vs an Expert Witness in Litigation
Read the post ›April 18, 2026The Difference Between a Nurse Expert Witness & Medical Reviewer
Read the post ›March 17, 2026How an Expert Medical Witness Can Help Juries Understand Complex Records
Read the post ›February 15, 2026How Elder Advocacy in Massachusetts Is Reshaping Legal Strategy in Senior Care Litigation
Read the post ›November 16, 2025When to Involve an Expert Witness: Before Trial, Not After Problems Start
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