Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy is a 62-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Airy, Maryland, part of Lorien Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 34% above the Maryland average of 2.12, and 34.8% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy
705 Midway AvenueMount Airy, MD 21771
Carroll 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 Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy, nurse aides logged 2.84 hours per resident per day, 34% above the Maryland average. With about 58 residents a day, that works out to roughly 164 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.84 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.01 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.42 | 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
34.8% of nursing staff at Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 13, 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. Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lorien Health Services, 8 homes
- Legal name: Carenet Health Systems & Services, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 18, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mount Airy Nursing and Rehab Center Mount Airy · abuse citation | 1.2 | 104 | 2.19 | 3.79 | 28.1% | 2 | None |
| Copper Ridge Nursing and Assisted Living Center Sykesville | 9.4 | 66 | 2.20 | 4.02 | 60.8% | 1 | $9,113 |
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center Fairhaven Sykesville | 9.6 | 79 | 2.28 | 4.51 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor Sykesville | 9.7 | 118 | 1.85 | 3.42 | 35.9% | 4 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek Frederick | 10.3 | 130 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 32.7% | 2 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley Walkersville | 13.2 | 124 | 1.72 | 3.55 | 52.3% | 2 | $37,265 |
| Northampton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente Frederick | 14.0 | 196 | 1.78 | 3.44 | 26.1% | 1 | $16,562 |
| Montgomery Village Care Center Gaithersburg | 14.3 | 147 | 1.95 | 3.59 | 22.9% | 5 | 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.