Overview
Laurelwood Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Elkton. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 30, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maryland average of 16.9. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $95,610 in the past three years.
Laurelwood Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 110 certified beds, caring for about 96 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $95,610
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.39 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.06 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 96
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes