Maryland Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed221 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Maryland has 221 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

221active licensed nursing homes across 93 Maryland cities appear on the state's public file.
62%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 52 carry a D or F.
74.5is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
Silver Springis the highest-scoring larger city (12 facilities, average score 77.3).
Baltimorehas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (39).
27,307is the combined licensed capacity across 220 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes221
Cities covered93
Statewide average records layer score74.5
Grade A facilities97 (43.9%)
Grade B facilities40 (18.1%)
Grade C facilities32 (14.5%)
Grade D facilities41 (18.6%)
Grade F facilities11 (5%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)221 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity27,307

By city

Baltimore (39)Silver Spring (12)Towson (8)Catonsville (8)Rockville (7)Frederick (6)Hagerstown (6)Annapolis (4)Salisbury (4)Cumberland (4)Bethesda (4)Hyattsville (3)Randallstown (3)Westminster (3)Sykesville (3)Glen Burnie (3)Ellicott City (3)Clinton (3)Oakland (3)Chestertown (3)Easton (2)Wheaton (2)Havre De Grace (2)Adelphi (2)Denton (2)Gaithersburg (2)Elkton (2)Columbia (2)Frostburg (2)Timonium (2)Cockeysville (2)Laurel (2)Boonsboro (2)Cambridge (2)Williamsport (2)Sandy Spring (2)Mount Airy (2)Solomons (2)Bel Air (2)Leonardtown (1)Manchester (1)Forestville (1)Chevy Chase (1)Kensington (1)Crisfield (1)Pikesville (1)Brooklyn Park (1)La Plata (1)Lanham (1)Centreville (1)Crofton (1)Snow Hill (1)Berlin (1)Pocomoke City (1)Dundalk (1)Lexington Park (1)Severna Park (1)Fort Washington (1)Gambrills (1)Laplata (1)Charlotte Hall (1)Potomac (1)Princess Anne (1)Middle River (1)Arnold (1)Prince Frederick (1)Rising Sun (1)Reisterstown (1)Forest Hill (1)Essex (1)Lutherville (1)Belcamp (1)Crownsville (1)Westernport (1)Grantsville (1)Bowie (1)Waldorf (1)Glen Arm (1)Edgewater (1)Lonaconing (1)Parkville (1)Walkersville (1)Burtonsville (1)North Bethesda (1)Riverdale (1)Takoma Park (1)Adamstown (1)Glenarden (1)Taneytown (1)Mitchellville (1)Elkridge (1)White Plains (1)Landover (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Complete Care At Annapolis Annapolis · A

#2 St. Mary'S Nursing Center INC Leonardtown · A

#3 Citizens Care Center Havre De Grace · A

#4 Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home Crisfield · A

#5 Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington Rockville · A

#6 Montcare At Bethesda Bethesda · A

#7 Complete Care At Multi Medical Center LLC Towson · A

#8 Wilson Health Care Center Gaithersburg · A

#9 Broadmead Cockeysville · A

#10 Carroll Lutheran Village Westminster · A

#11 Future Care Northpoint Baltimore · A

#12 Autumn Lake Healthcare At Waugh Chapel Gambrills · A

#13 Roland Park Place Baltimore · A

#14 Montcare At Potomac Potomac · A

#15 Autumn Lake Healthcare At Cherry Lane Laurel · A

#16 Future Care Chesapeake Arnold · A

#17 Future Care Cherrywood Reisterstown · A

#18 Autumn Lake Healthcare At Braddock Heights Frederick · A

#19 Lochearn Nursing Home, LLC Baltimore · A

#20 Sterling Care Hillhaven Adelphi · A

#21 North Oaks Communities Baltimore · A

#22 Homewood Living Frederick Frederick · A

#23 Bedford Court Healthcare Cent. Silver Spring · A

#24 Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur Towson · A

#25 Montgomery Village Care Center Gaithersburg · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Maryland

Nursing Homes in Maryland are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Maryland?

Maryland has 221 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 93 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 27,307. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Maryland city has the most nursing homes?

Baltimore, with 39 licensed nursing homes, followed by Silver Spring (12) and Towson (8).

How are Maryland nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Maryland republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Maryland Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/md

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Maryland Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/md.

Plain, Maryland Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/md

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