Garrett County Subacute Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Garrett County Subacute Unit is a 10-bed for-profit nursing home in Oakland, Maryland, part of Wvu Medicine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 92% above the Maryland average of 2.12, and 35.3% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Garrett County Subacute Unit
251 North Fourth StreetOakland, MD 21550
Garrett 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 Garrett County Subacute Unit, nurse aides logged 4.07 hours per resident per day, 92% above the Maryland average. With about 6 residents a day, that works out to roughly 25 aide hours a day, or about 3 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.07 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 5.38 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 9.45 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 8.16 | 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
35.3% of nursing staff at Garrett County Subacute Unit left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Garrett County Subacute Unit holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Garrett County Subacute Unit
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wvu Medicine, 7 homes
- Legal name: GRMC, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 6, 1997
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Garrett County Subacute Unit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oakland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Oakland · many days without an RN | 0.5 | 100 | 1.96 | 3.16 | 45.3% | 1 | $16,559 |
| Dennett Rehab Center Oakland | 1.1 | 99 | 1.92 | 3.27 | 53.6% | 1 | $32,938 |
| Majestic Care of Hopemont Terra Alta · many days without an RN | 6.5 | 98 | 2.90 | 4.37 | 94.8% | 1 | $57,116 |
| Kingwood Healthcare Center Kingwood | 15.1 | 120 | 1.79 | 3.21 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Cortland Acres Health and Rehabilitation Thomas | 19.5 | 94 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 59.8% | 1 | $32,057 |
| Moran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Westernport · abuse citation | 19.8 | 130 | 1.95 | 3.45 | 43.2% | 2 | None |
| Keyser Healthcare Center Keyser | 21.8 | 122 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 53.1% | 2 | $35,045 |
| Quality Life Services - Markleysburg Markleysburg · abuse citation | 22.3 | 60 | 1.99 | 3.52 | 54.9% | 1 | None |
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.