Laurelwood Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Laurelwood Healthcare Center is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Elkton, Maryland. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 42.0% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Laurelwood Healthcare Center
100 Laurel DriveElkton, MD 21921
Cecil 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 Laurelwood Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Maryland average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 200 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.40 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 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
42.0% of nursing staff at Laurelwood Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Maryland average 17.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $95,610 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | Fine | $95,610 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Laurelwood Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Laurelwood Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.