About CMSCG

Who We Are

Defining Quality in Healthcare

CMS Compliance Group, Inc. — known throughout the industry as CMSCG — is an interdisciplinary regulatory compliance and quality improvement consulting firm with extensive experience serving post-acute and long-term care providers. Founded on the principle that quality and compliance are inseparable, CMSCG has built a reputation for doing the hard work that matters most: finding what others miss, fixing what others can't, and building the systems that keep organizations operating at the highest standards — not just on survey day, but every day.

CMSCG has an established reputation for rapidly addressing and successfully resolving the most serious compliance issues that arise in post-acute and long-term care — from Immediate Jeopardies and directed Plans of Correction to comprehensive compliance program overhauls and ongoing quality monitoring across every department and discipline.

A note on our name: CMS Compliance Group, Inc. has no affiliation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Our name reflects our deep expertise in the regulatory standards that govern post-acute and long-term care — the same standards our clients are held to every day.

Who We Serve

Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Across the Continuum

CMSCG's interdisciplinary team brings the same depth of regulatory expertise and hands-on consulting approach to every provider type we serve — from skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities to veterans care settings, home health agencies, and specialty providers.

Skilled Nursing Facilities

Assisted Living

Home Health Agencies

State Veterans Homes

VA Community Living Centers

Private Equity Operators

Adult Day Programs

Hospice Providers

The CMSCG Difference

What Makes CMSCG Different

There is no shortage of compliance consultants in post-acute care. What is rare is a firm that combines the breadth to cover every department, the depth to go beyond surface-level recommendations, and the hands-on approach that actually moves organizations from identified problems to sustained solutions. That is what CMSCG has built — and what distinguishes our work from the rest of the field.

We find what others miss

CMSCG's consultants approach every engagement the way a surveyor does — not the way a checklist does. We walk buildings, conduct interviews, review records, observe care, and assess every department with the same rigor and the same eye that state and federal surveyors bring. The result is a complete picture of compliance risk, not a partial one. When our clients ask us what a surveyor would find, we tell them — because we already looked.

We fix the system, not just the symptom

A finding without a fix is just a list of problems. CMSCG works directly with administration and staff to develop and implement corrective actions that address the root cause of identified issues — not just the surface presentation. We build the systems, the protocols, and the accountability structures that prevent problems from recurring. Our objective is not to help organizations pass their next survey. It's to help them not need us for the one after that.

We cover every department with dedicated expertise

Most consulting firms send one person to cover everything. CMSCG provides dedicated, discipline-specific consultants in every area — clinical nursing, dietary and food service, environmental and life safety, social services, behavioral health, operations, and more. Each consultant brings deep expertise in their specific discipline, which means findings are grounded in genuine knowledge of what surveyors look for in each department — not generalist observations stretched across an entire building.

We are active practitioners, not retired ones

CMSCG's consultants are working with post-acute and long-term care providers every week of the year. That continuous, active engagement with the regulatory environment — current survey trends, emerging citation patterns, new guidance from CMS — means our clients benefit from knowledge that is current, not historical. The post-acute regulatory landscape changes constantly. Our consultants change with it.

We work exclusively on behalf of providers

CMSCG works exclusively on the provider's side — in compliance consulting, in quality improvement, and in legal engagements. We do not work for plaintiffs. We do not work for regulatory agencies. Every engagement, every recommendation, and every finding is developed in the interest of the provider organization and the residents and patients they serve. That clarity of purpose shapes everything we do.

Quality is not an outcome for us — it is the approach

In post-acute and long-term care, quality is not a metric to be managed or a score to be improved. It is the standard by which care is delivered to the people who depend on these organizations most. CMSCG was founded on the belief that genuine, sustained compliance is only achievable through a genuine, sustained commitment to quality — and that the two are not separate goals. That belief is reflected in every engagement we take on and every recommendation we make.

On Quality

In this industry, quality is not a buzzword. It is the measure by which a nursing home is judged, the standard by which a surveyor evaluates care, and the outcome that determines whether a resident is safe, comfortable, and treated with dignity. CMSCG was built around quality — not as a marketing position, but as a professional standard. It is in our name, in our tagline, and in the way we approach every engagement. Defining Quality in Healthcare is not a slogan. It is a commitment.

That commitment is why organizations trust CMSCG with their most difficult compliance challenges — and why so many of them have been with us for years.

Reach out today and let’s get started

Whether your organization needs another set of hands to assist with quality initiatives or an unbiased outside perspective to assess where a potential problem exists — CMSCG has a solution.

Contact CMSCG (631) 692-4422

Urgent compliance concern? Call us directly: (631) 692-4422