Licensed administrator

Steven Smyth

Steven C. Smyth is an experienced healthcare executive and long-term care expert with a distinguished career spanning over four decades in skilled nursing, post-acute, behavioral health, and long-term care operations. He 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 and Executive Vice President of multiple skilled nursing facilities throughout the New York Tri-State region, Steven possesses deep insight into day-to-day facility operations, multi-site corporate governance, and state and federal mandates. His leadership roles overseeing communities ranging from 85 to over 350 beds have positioned him as a knowledgeable authority in assessing administrative decision-making, staffing systems, and potential deviations from institutional standards of care. Steven's expertise includes expert witness services in cases involving nursing home administration, regulatory non-compliance, staffing systems, and corporate operational oversight. He conducts case evaluations and regulatory audits for litigation involving Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) survey processes, Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) violations, and Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) systems. Additionally, he performs operational and chart analysis concerning medical record reviews, MDS/RAI assessment accuracy, and Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) staffing metrics. Steven provides deposition and trial testimony backed by continuing legal education (CLE) faculty presentations, extensive litigation experience, and active fellowship status within the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and the American College of Health Care Administrators (FACHCA). Currently licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, Steven 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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Steven Smyth, Licensed administrator on the ECS expert panel

At a glance

Discipline: Licensed administrator
Credentials: LNHA | CNHA | HSE | BCPA | CIFHA | CMDCP | FACHCA | FACHE
Licensure listed on CV: NC, NJ, NY, PA
Panel role: ECS expert panel
Case types: Assisted living negligence, Elopement and wandering, 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

Screening call
Twenty minutes with an elder care expert on the clinical, care and regulatory issues.
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.
Case review and opinions
A verbal opinion first, then written opinions and merit affidavits where the case or state requires them.
Testimony
Report, deposition preparation, then deposition, arbitration or trial.