Caroline Nursing and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Caroline Nursing and Rehab is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Denton, Maryland, part of Key Health Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 44.4% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Caroline Nursing and Rehab
520 Kerr AvenueDenton, MD 21629
Caroline County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Caroline Nursing and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Maryland average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 173 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 3.47 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.4% of nursing staff at Caroline Nursing and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 22, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (Maryland average 17.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Caroline Nursing and Rehab holds 2 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Caroline Nursing and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Key Health Management, 7 homes
- Legal name: 520 Kerr Avenue Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 13, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Caroline Nursing and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Denton Nursing and Rehab Denton · abuse citation | 1.4 | 100 | 2.00 | 3.28 | 48.7% | 1 | $18,636 |
| Pines Nursing and Rehab Easton · SFF candidate | 15.2 | 195 | 2.18 | 3.31 | 48.0% | 1 | $24,088 |
| Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr at Bayleigh Chase Easton · abuse citation | 15.4 | 99 | 1.93 | 3.59 | 24.5% | 2 | None |
| Complete Care at Corsica Hills LLC Centreville | 17.4 | 120 | 2.23 | 3.59 | 51.7% | 3 | $55,564 |
| Lofland Park Center Seaford | 20.1 | 110 | 2.14 | 3.84 | 30.2% | 4 | None |
| Seaford Center Seaford | 20.2 | 124 | 2.21 | 3.59 | 37.2% | 3 | $192,384 |
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House Seaford | 20.2 | 15 | 2.00 | 4.05 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Delaware Veterans Home Milford · abuse citation | 20.4 | 144 | 3.89 | 7.08 | 54.0% | 4 | $118,757 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.