Nursing Homes
CMS Compliance Group’s interdisciplinary team of nursing home consultants helps organizations achieve and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.
CMSCG consultants have extensive experience working with nursing facility owners and operators to ensure that their organizations provide the highest quality of care and services. Whether you need help with a targeted initiative or require assistance with a project involving multiple disciplines, we can partner with your organization to develop a custom solution to help you achieve your goals.
Nursing Home Consulting
Every department. Every discipline. Every time.
CMS Compliance Group's interdisciplinary team of nursing home consultants partners with skilled nursing facilities and long-term care organizations to achieve and maintain compliance, improve quality outcomes, and build the systems that sustain both. Whether you need help with a targeted initiative or a comprehensive compliance program, we develop a custom solution built around your facility's specific needs.
Talk to CMSCGSurvey Readiness & Compliance
Find it before a surveyor does — and fix it before they come back
Survey readiness is the core of what we do. CMSCG's consultants are in skilled nursing facilities every week of the year — and we bring that continuous, real-world experience to every engagement. From comprehensive mock surveys to post-survey assistance, IJ removal, and SFF improvement programs, we cover the full compliance lifecycle.
Mock Surveys & Survey Preparedness
Comprehensive on-site mock surveys that mirror the full rigor of a CMS survey — covering every department, every discipline, and every dimension of what surveyors actually do. Full team and focused options available. Remote medical record and documentation auditing also available.
Learn more about Mock Surveys →Post-Survey Assistance
When your survey concludes, CMSCG helps you develop and implement an effective Plan of Correction — leveraging our deep understanding of what regulatory agencies require for acceptance and best practices for implementation within required timeframes. Directed POC, Directed In-service, and IDR/IIDR assistance available.
Learn more about Post-Survey Services →Immediate Jeopardy
If your facility is in Immediate Jeopardy, CMSCG moves fast. Our experienced consultants work with your team to develop the immediate plan to remove the IJ, provide directed in-service education, assist with your regulatory response, and revise pertinent policies. Once the IJ is removed, we assist with monitoring and oversight to ensure corrective action holds.
Learn more about IJ Support →Special Focus Facilities (SFF)
SFF designation means more surveys, more oversight, and more pressure. CMSCG works with Special Focus Facilities to address major issues, conduct systems assessments, provide staff retraining, and build the compliance monitoring program needed to improve — and ultimately graduate from the list.
Learn more about SFF Support →Quality & Operations
Build the systems that make compliance sustainable
Survey readiness isn't maintained by a single visit — it's built into the way a facility operates. CMSCG helps nursing homes develop and strengthen the quality, operational, and educational infrastructure that keeps compliance from being reactive.
Quality Improvement & QAPI
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement is at the heart of CMSCG's nursing home consulting services. We help facilities implement effective QA programs, conduct proactive auditing, support PIPs, and review and update QAPI plans to drive measurable improvement in outcomes.
Learn more →Operations Consulting
Even the most experienced management teams sometimes need an outside set of eyes. CMSCG's consultants bring deep regulatory knowledge and operational experience to help facilities problem-solve, organize more effectively, and build the systems that support sustained compliance.
Learn more →Education & Training
Staff knowledge is the foundation of compliance. CMSCG delivers targeted education and training across all departments — from survey process preparation and dementia care to abuse prevention, behavior management, and effective care planning. Available on-site and remotely.
Learn more →Mentoring & On-Boarding
New department heads and newly promoted supervisors need more than orientation. CMSCG's consultants work hands-on with management staff across all disciplines — Administration, DON, Social Work, Dietary, Plant Operations, and more — to build the knowledge and skills needed to lead effectively.
Learn more →Start-Up Consulting
Opening a new nursing home involves navigating a complex web of regulatory requirements before the first resident ever arrives. CMSCG works with new facilities to develop policies and procedures, build compliance programs, prepare staff for survey, and ensure the organization is positioned for a strong start from day one.
Contact us to discuss →Facility Closure & Wind-Down
Closing a nursing home requires careful coordination of resident transitions, regulatory notifications, and compliance obligations — all while maintaining the standard of care residents are entitled to through their last day in the building. CMSCG supports facilities through the closure process to ensure regulatory requirements are met and residents are protected throughout.
Contact us to discuss →Clinical Services
Clinical expertise that goes beyond the nursing department
CMSCG's clinical consultants work across the full scope of nursing home clinical operations — from strengthening care delivery systems and clinical documentation to addressing the complex behavioral health needs of your resident population.
Clinical Consulting
CMSCG's clinical consultants help facilities develop and strengthen clinical programs, build protocols, and establish policies and procedures across all clinical areas. Poor care puts your facility at risk for citations, CMPs, and legal action — we help you build systems that prevent those outcomes.
Learn more →Behavioral Health
When your IDT is struggling to provide effective care to residents with behavioral health concerns — Substance Use Disorders, Serious Mental Illness, or other complex behaviors — CMSCG can help. We provide guidance on Trauma-Informed Care and practical strategies for meeting your residents' needs within the regulatory framework.
Learn more →Legal & Advisory
Expert support when the stakes are highest
When a compliance situation crosses into legal territory, CMSCG provides the regulatory expertise that attorneys and facilities need to navigate complex proceedings involving skilled nursing and long-term care. CMSCG works exclusively on behalf of providers — we do not work for plaintiffs. Law firms defending nursing homes and long-term care organizations can rely on CMSCG for authoritative, experience-based support.
Medical Record Reviews
CMSCG conducts comprehensive medical record reviews for litigation purposes — evaluating documentation, care delivery, and regulatory compliance from the perspective of experienced post-acute consultants who understand what CMS standards require and how surveyors interpret them. Our reviews provide defense counsel with a clear, well-grounded assessment of the clinical and regulatory record.
Contact us to discuss →Expert Witness Services
CMSCG consultants are available to serve as expert witnesses for providers and their legal teams in healthcare-related proceedings involving skilled nursing and long-term care — including negligence claims, survey-related litigation, enforcement actions, and regulatory disputes. We bring decades of direct post-acute experience and established regulatory expertise to every engagement.
Contact us to discuss →Department-Specific Consulting
Dedicated consultants for every required department
Every nursing home is required to maintain compliant operations across Food & Nutrition, Environmental & Life Safety, and Social Services — yet most consulting firms treat these as secondary areas or send generalists who cover everything. CMSCG provides dedicated, discipline-specific consultants in each of these areas — the same depth a surveyor brings to each department, now working on your side.
Food & Nutrition Consulting
CMSCG's dietary consultants cover both Food Service and clinical Nutrition — from kitchen inspections and food safety compliance to clinical nutrition assessments, therapeutic diet review, dining experience improvement, and weight management program support.
Learn more →Environmental & Life Safety Consulting
CMSCG's Life Safety, Maintenance/Engineering, and Fire Safety consultants understand the intricacies of facilities management and building compliance. We conduct comprehensive physical plant reviews, review records and logs, and assist with Emergency Preparedness Plan development and implementation.
Learn more →Social Services Consulting
CMSCG's social services consultants assist Social Work departments with policy and procedure development and implementation, program reviews, and medical record reviews. Whether you have a specific compliance concern or need a comprehensive program assessment, we can help.
Learn more →“Using CMSCG’s consultants has allowed us to take a department-by-department approach to improving quality. Their consultants provide user-friendly guidance and we’ve gotten great buy-in from the staff.”
— New Operator, SNFReach out today and let’s get started
Whether you need help with a targeted initiative or a comprehensive compliance program across every department — CMSCG develops a custom solution built around your facility’s specific needs.
Urgent compliance concern? Call us directly: (631) 692-4422