Healthcare · Behavioral Health · Residential Care · Business Management
Consulting for Organizations That Deliver Care
CMI Consulting partners with healthcare providers, behavioral health programs, residential care and assisted living organizations, and businesses seeking stronger operations and workforce performance.
Sectors We Serve
Markets and Operating Environments
We work with organizations whose results depend on reliable systems, capable teams, and sound operational judgment—across clinical, residential, and general business settings.
Healthcare
Operations, staffing, process improvement, and organizational performance for clinics, programs, and care delivery settings.
Behavioral Health
Program structure, operational support, documentation practices, and organizational consulting for behavioral health providers.
Residential Care & Assisted Living
Policies, operations, workforce practices, readiness reviews, and support for residential care and assisted living organizations.
Business Management
Business operations, human resource management, organizational development, change management, and performance improvement.
Partnership Model
How We Partner With Clients
Align on the Opportunity
We clarify objectives, constraints, stakeholders, and success measures so the engagement stays focused, prioritized, and commercially realistic.
Develop Implementation-Ready Work
Assessments, policies, plans, workforce materials, and recommendations are produced for operating teams—structured, specific, and ready to use.
Support Adoption & Follow-Through
Where the engagement includes it, we help translate decisions into day-to-day practice with clear next steps and accountability cues.
Insights
Trends Shaping Care & Operations
Public articles on healthcare operations, behavioral health programs, residential care compliance, workforce strategy, and leadership. Deeper resources, templates, and video trainings are available to CMI Insider members.
The Leadership Skills Healthcare Executives Need in 2026
Succession planning is thinner than most boards realize, and AI governance has become a leadership responsibility, not just an IT one.
hr workforceWhy Retention Strategies Are Shifting From Compensation to Culture in 2026
Voluntary turnover has cooled in parts of the economy, but disengagement hasn't — and it's a better early-warning signal than exit interviews.
residential careAssisted Living Survey Readiness: The 2026 Regulatory Landscape
States keep tightening staff training and documentation requirements. Continuous readiness beats scrambling before a survey — here's how to build it.
Regulatory Watch
Recent Policy & Regulatory Activity
We track CMS, SC DPH, SCDHHS, SC BHDD OIDD, and the SC Legislature for changes affecting healthcare, behavioral health, and residential care organizations. Full detail and source citations are a CMI Insider benefit.
SCDHHS Providers Main Index — Portal Navigation and Bulletins
This document is the main landing/index page from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) Providers website, listing navigation links, quick links, and recent provider bulletins.
SC BHDD OIDD — Home (Agency Website Overview)
This is the homepage content of the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD-OIDD), including quick links, service area descriptions, and current news and event notices.
SC Medicaid Managed Care & HCBS Waivers: Current State and Planning Outlook
What's actually confirmed about SC's managed care carve-in as of 2026, what remains fee-for-service, and how to think about the widely-discussed possibility of a future full transition.
CMI Insider
Resources for Care & Operations Leaders
Join CMI Insider for a growing library of policy templates, HR tools, member-only articles, video trainings, and monthly trend briefs—built specifically for healthcare, behavioral health, and residential care leaders.
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About the Practice
About CMI Consulting
CMI Consulting is a division of Carolina Management Institute, LLC. We help organizations that deliver care—and businesses that support them—strengthen operations, workforce systems, and overall performance. Engagements are led by David Shearer, Principal Consultant, and are tailored to each client's scale, resources, and day-to-day operating conditions.
Learn more about David's background →