Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur is a 49-bed for-profit nursing home in Towson, Maryland, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Maryland average of 2.12, and 36.7% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur
1055 West Joppa RoadTowson, MD 21204
Baltimore 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 Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Maryland average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 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) | 2.32 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.23 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.66 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.31 | 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
36.7% of nursing staff at Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: The Chestnut Partnership
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 13, 1993
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chestnut GRN Hlth Ctr Blakehur
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pickersgill Retirement Community Towson | 0.3 | 43 | 2.01 | 5.43 | — | 4 | None |
| Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Towson | 0.5 | 139 | 1.82 | 3.59 | 55.3% | 2 | $50,122 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ruxton Towson | 0.6 | 179 | 1.77 | 3.40 | 59.9% | 2 | None |
| Edenwald Towson | 1.4 | 70 | 2.82 | 4.95 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Towson Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Towson | 1.7 | 132 | 1.93 | 3.35 | 48.4% | 4 | $10,036 |
| Complete Care at Multi Medical Center LLC Towson | 1.8 | 118 | 1.95 | 4.07 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Holly Hill Healthcare Center Towson · abuse citation | 2.1 | 75 | 1.97 | 3.39 | 46.2% | 2 | $8,278 |
| Advanced Rehab at Autumn Lake Healthcare Lutherville | 2.3 | 110 | 2.23 | 4.66 | 62.2% | 4 | $8,021 |
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.