Areas of Expertise: Long Term Care; Nursing Homes — Residential Care; Hospital Administration.
Steven is a licensed (in NY, NJ, PA and NC) and nationally Certified Nursing Home Administrator with over 25 years industry experience, who provides objective, credible and authoritative non-clinical expert witness testimony services for long term care and post-acute healthcare matters.
Services include expert testimony for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Adult Day Care, Adult Homes, Hospice, and Home and Community-Based Services programs' legal matters by helping resolve disputes with clear and comprehensive opinions and consultative services.
Steven C. Smyth is a distinguished Administrator with over three decades of experience in long-term care and healthcare administration. As the founder of SCS Healthcare Consulting, Steven provides expert administrative oversight, crisis mitigation, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance support to skilled nursing facilities nationally. Since 2021, through his business Steven Smyth Expert Consulting, he has served as an expert witness, offering critical insights into nursing home litigation by leveraging his deep knowledge regulatory requirements, facility operations providing quality care in a safe homelike environment.
Currently, Steven serves as the Administrator at East Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx, NY, where he oversees the operations of a 200-bed skilled nursing facility, focusing on improving care delivery, staffing levels, and community reputation. Previously, he held leadership roles at Saint's Joachim and Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brooklyn, where he maintained a 5-star quality measure rating and achieved an excellent Department of Health survey outcome in April 2023, and at San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Greenport, NY, where he produced similar successful results. His career tenure across multiple facilities is marked by achieving successful survey results and enhancing resident satisfaction.
Steven holds a Master of Arts in Health Administration from Hofstra University (1992) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Adelphi University (1990). His credentials include certifications as a Certified Internal Forensic Healthcare Auditor (CIFHA), Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP), a Board-Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA), and Health Services Executive (HSE). He is a Fellow of both the American College of Health Care Administrators (FACHCA) and the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). Steven's leadership extends to professional affiliations, including serving on the LeadingAge NY Board of Directors (2018–2024) and chairing key committees for the American College of Health Care Administrators. He is a four-time recipient of the prestigious Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award (2013, 2014, 2016, 2021).
With expertise in operations management, regulatory compliance, staff development, and risk management, Steven is a trusted leader in advancing quality care and operational excellence in the long-term care industry. He can be reached at steven@stevensmythexpertconsulting.com or (516) 655-2134 for consulting and expert witness services.