★★★☆☆CMS 3/598 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.56 /day
- Staff turnover
- 17%
- Serious cites
- 0
Resorts At Chester River Manor runs 98 certified beds in Chestertown under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 3% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts are the ones families tend to visit. What stands out is retention: 16.7% annual turnover against a national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for residents largely stay put. The tradeoff shows up in the inspection record, 36 deficiencies, including one at harm level and one abuse-related, with the most recent survey dated December 2025.
★★★★★CMS 5/538 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.75 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Willow Brooke runs a small 38-bed nonprofit home in Chestertown with real nurse coverage: 4.75 hours per resident day, roughly 23% above the national average, and that's the number families should weigh most. Weekends dip about 13% below its own weekday staffing, so ask how that gap gets covered. The inspection record is where the picture gets murkier. Twenty-six deficiencies are on file, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a single $15,440 fine. The most recent inspection was December 2025, so the record is current. Strong staffing and a recent survey coexist here with real findings, worth asking about directly.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/592 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.38 /day
- Staff turnover
- 53%
- Serious cites
- 0
Chestertown Nursing and Rehab runs 92 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.38 hours per resident day, roughly 13% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops about 4% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover is 53.3%, well above the 45.8% national figure. The inspection history is the bigger concern: a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 79 deficiencies on the current record, seven of them abuse-related, with a single fine of $3,418. The quality measure rating of 4 out of 5 shows clinical care can look fine on paper even when the staffing and inspection side doesn't, worth asking about directly on a visit.