Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the legal aspects of long term care cases.

2. Identify the process, tools and documents the legal nurse consultant utilizes to investigate, evaluate and prepare long term care cases.

As long term care cases continue to gain in popularity in the legal arena the legal nurse consultant is increasingly more valuable in investigating, evaluating and preparing cases for trial. A current in-house legal nurse consultant team and an experienced long term care trial attorney will present current trends in the nursing home and assisted living industry and the process of how they prepare and defend these long term care cases.