Overview
Transitional Care Services at Mercy Medical Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 39 nursing homes in Baltimore. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 6.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 2.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maryland average of 16.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 40% of Maryland nursing homes have been fined.
Transitional Care Services at Mercy Medical Center is a nonprofit facility with 35 certified beds, caring for about 26 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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.
Top 3%
Top 1%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff6.21 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)2.68 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.11 hrs
- Nurse aides2.41 hrs
- Physical therapists0.26 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 35
- Average residents per day
- 26
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 18, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes