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D

54/100

Below average

Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

1 Price Drive, Elkton, MD 21921

CMS 1/5 stars #3 of 3 in Cecil County (410) 398-6474
Certified beds
182
Occupancy
90%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • Special Focus Facility

    CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.

  • $93,551 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 4 penalty action(s).

Our read on Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center carries a one-star health inspection rating, and the record behind it is heavy: 142 deficiencies, three of them at the level where residents were actually harmed, plus seven tied to abuse. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the small share of homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. Staffing sits about 8% under the national average, weekends run roughly 10% thinner than weekdays, and turnover lands at 46.2%, essentially the national rate. Ownership is for-profit, through a limited liability company. Three fines totaling $31,134 are on file, and the most recent inspection was October 9, 2025.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability9/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

13/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.52 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →46% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$93,551 in federal fines across 4 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility
  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.55 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.52 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.19 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover46.20%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: October 9, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of LIFEWORKS REHAB, which operates 64 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +

Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.55 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Elkton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.