Expert Consulting Services, LLC

Licensed administrator

Nicole Granier

NHA | MBA | BS | MSHA | PHD-BA

Nicole Granier is an experienced healthcare executive and long-term care expert with a distinguished career in skilled nursing facility operations, corporate clinical leadership, and regulatory quality assurance. She has extensive experience providing expert legal consulting services in cases related to nursing home administration, facility standards of care, regulatory compliance, and post-acute operational management.

As a veteran Nursing Home Administrator of multiple flagship and specialized long-term care centers, Nicole Granier possesses deep insight into day-to-day facility operations, multi-site corporate governance, and state and federal mandates. Her executive leadership roles at prominent organizations—including Palm Garden of Largo, Northdale Rehabilitation Center, and Genesis Healthcare—have positioned her as a knowledgeable authority in assessing administrative decision-making, staffing models, and potential deviations from institutional standards of care.

Expert witness services in cases involving nursing home administration, regulatory non-compliance, and operational facility failures.

Case evaluations and regulatory audits for litigation involving Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, Joint Commission (JCAHO) accreditations, and state survey deficiencies.

Operational and chart analysis concerning infection prevention and control, specialized ventilator/dialysis unit administration, and staffing agency utilization.

Deposition and trial testimony backed by elite academic research and active leadership within the Florida Health Care Association's Survey and Regulatory Committee.

Currently licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator and a certified Preceptor in Florida, Nicole Granier continues to provide expert consulting, independent reviews, and evidence-based testimony in complex legal matters regarding elder care facilities, corporate healthcare compliance, and long-term care management.

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Nicole Granier, Licensed administrator on the ECS expert panel

At a glance

Discipline
Licensed administrator
Credentials
NHA | MBA | BS | MSHA | PHD-BA
Licensure listed on CV
FL, TX
Panel role
ECS expert panel
Case types
Sepsis and infection, Understaffing
Available for
Case and record review, expert reports, affidavits of merit, deposition, arbitration and trial, subject to conflicts and availability
What you receive
CV and fee schedule within 24 hours, and a complimentary introductory call with the expert. Testimony history on request. Conflict check normally run immediately before retention

How ECS works with counsel

  1. Screening call

    Twenty minutes with an elder care expert on the clinical, care and regulatory issues.

  2. Match and availability

    CV, fee schedule and availability within 24 hours, then a complimentary introductory call with the expert. Testimony history on request, conflict check at retention.

  3. Case review and opinions

    A verbal opinion first, then written opinions and merit affidavits where the case or state requires them.

  4. Testimony

    Report, deposition preparation, then deposition, arbitration or trial.

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CV and fee schedule inside 24 hours. Testimony history on request.

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