Addressing the needs of individuals, families

and providers as they navigate the health care system

Maureen is the CEO and founder of Care Transitions, LLP; and the President of Celtic Consulting, LLC , a Long-Term-Care Advisory firm. McCarthy is also the creator of the McCarthy Method, a documentation improvement system for ADL coding.

She has been a registered nurse for 30 years with experience as an MDS Coordinator, director of nursing, rehab director and a Medicare specialist. She is a recognized leader and expert in clinical reimbursement in the skilled nursing facility environment. She is an Editorial Advisor for HCPro, a national publication for post-acute care providers.

Maureen is dually certified in both the resident assessment process and Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement  (QAPI) by nationally recognized organizations and holds Master Teacher status with AANAC. She holds a degree in Business Management as well as a Nursing degree and served as an expert witness. In September of 2011, she released her first co-authored publication, The Long Term Care Compliance Toolkit, and is currently under contract for a second publication, ICD-10 Compliance Process Improvement and Maintenance for LTC, which was released June 2015 and a third publication on Medicare Compliance due out Fall of 2016.


Meet our Founder


Maureen McCarthy, RN, BS, RAC-MT, QCP-MT