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C

69/100

Average

Harborside Health & Rehabilitation

4601 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue Sw, Washington, DC 20032

CMS 2/5 stars #15 of 17 in The District County (202) 574-5700
Certified beds
125
Occupancy
n/a
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.

  • $194,872 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).

Our read on Harborside Health & Rehabilitation

Harborside runs on a for-profit LLC structure with 125 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits well above the national average, 5.17 hours per resident day against 3.86. That's a real edge, and weekend coverage only dips about 8% below its own weekday level, so the floor doesn't empty out on Saturdays. Turnover at 44.8% is essentially the national rate, neither a red flag nor a bragging point. What drags the record down is the inspection history: 96 deficiencies currently on file, including six at the harm or jeopardy level and eleven tied to abuse. Three fines total $236,002. The last inspection was October 2024, so this isn't stale paperwork, it's the recent record. High staffing can't offset that. Ask about the abuse-related citations specifically before you visit.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing15/30Stability10/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement2/10

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

15/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are.

  • →No staffing hours reported, scored neutral

Staff stability

10/15

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

  • →45% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

12/15

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

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

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

  • →$194,872 in federal fines across 3 action(s)

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 dayNot reported
Registered nurse (RN) hoursNot reported

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

Weekend nurse hoursNot reported

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

Nursing staff turnover44.80%
National average 45.80%Better than average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: October 18, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about Harborside Health & Rehabilitation

What is the ElderGrade for Harborside Health & Rehabilitation? +

Harborside Health & Rehabilitation holds an ElderGrade of C (69 out of 100), which we describe as "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 Harborside Health & Rehabilitation? +

This facility has not reported staffing hours to CMS in the current data release.

Has Harborside Health & Rehabilitation 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 Harborside Health & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Harborside Health & Rehabilitation 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.