36 Best Nursing Homes in Maryland: U.S. News

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Thirty-six nursing homes in Maryland are among some of the best in the country, according to a new list out Wednesday morning from U.S. News & World Report. Only 16 percent of nursing homes in Maryland were included among the magazine's Best Nursing Homes.

U.S. News evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes to come up with the slightly more than 2,000 included in the list of Best Nursing Homes. Millions of Americans will spend at least some time in a nursing home this year, noted Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News.

“Finding a nursing home that meets an individual’s specific needs can be challenging for families,” Kelly said in a release. “Our nursing home ratings are designed to help potential residents and their loved ones navigate this difficult process.”

Here are the Maryland nursing homes included in the list:

• Longview Healthcare Center, Llc, Manchester
• Rockville Nursing Home, Rockville
• Broadmead, Cockeysville
• Roland Park Place, Baltimore
• Manorcare Health Services - Potomac, Potomac
• Collington Episcopal Life Care, Mitchellville
• Calvert Manor Health Care Center, Rising Sun
• Lochearn Nursing Home, Llc, Baltimore
• Hillhaven Nursing Center, Adelphi
• Charlestown Community Inc, Catonsville
• Heron Point of Chestertown, Chestertown
• Bedford Court Healthcare Center, Silver Spring
• Brinton Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Sykesville
• Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur, Towson
• Maplewood Park Place, Bethesda
• Calvert Memorial Hospital Transitional Care Unit, Frederick
• Maria Health Care Center, Inc., Baltimore
• Garrett County Subacute Unit, Oakland
• Riderwood Village, Silver Spring
• Lorien Taneytown, Inc, Taneytown
• Ingleside at King Farm, Rockville
• Little Sisters of the Poor, Baltimore
• Encore at Turf Valley, Ellicott City
• Maryland Masonic Homes, Cockeysville
• Sacred Heart Home Inc, Hyattsville
• St. Joseph's Nursing Home, Catonsville
• Manor Care Health Services - Wheaton, Wheaton
• Spa Creek Center, Annapolis
• Wicomico Nursing Home, Salisbury
• Bayleigh Chase Inc, Easton
• Carriage Hill Bethesda, Bethesda
• Fairhaven, Inc., Sykesville
• Future Care Old Court, Randallstown
• Future Care Northpoint, Baltimore
• Future Care Homewood, Baltimore
• Vantage House, Columbia

The methodology for the U.S. News “Best Nursing Home” designation relies on data from Nursing Home Compare at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Factors included overall performance ratings, as well as ratings for key services over the 12 months ending in October 2016. See complete methodology.

California has the highest number of homes on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Ohio and Florida, according to U.S. News. Washington, D.C., Colorado and Delaware have the highest proportion of Best Nursing Homes as compared to the total number of homes evaluated.

U.S. News has also released its new Nursing Home Finder, providing a customizable tool to compare nursing homes based on a variety of factors, including location, distance, Medicare and Medicaid coverage and size.

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