Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Cambridge, Maryland, part of Key Health Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Maryland average of 2.12, and 45.2% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab
520 Glenburn AvenueCambridge, MD 21613
Dorchester County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Maryland average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.14 | 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
45.2% of nursing staff at Mallard Bay 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 64.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 41 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. Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab holds 2 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Key Health Management, 7 homes
- Legal name: Cambridge MD Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 17, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods Cambridge | 0.0 | 98 | 2.58 | 3.98 | 39.0% | 3 | $50,879 |
| Pines Nursing and Rehab Easton · SFF candidate | 12.9 | 195 | 2.18 | 3.31 | 48.0% | 1 | $24,088 |
| Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr at Bayleigh Chase Easton · abuse citation | 13.0 | 99 | 1.93 | 3.59 | 24.5% | 2 | None |
| Solomons Nursing and Rehab Center Solomons | 25.2 | 95 | 2.24 | 3.58 | 53.0% | 1 | $225,946 |
| Caroline Nursing and Rehab Denton | 25.4 | 87 | 2.04 | 3.33 | 44.4% | 2 | None |
| Asbury Solomons Solomons | 25.8 | 48 | 2.28 | 3.83 | 35.3% | 5 | None |
| Seaford Center Seaford | 26.2 | 124 | 2.21 | 3.59 | 37.2% | 3 | $192,384 |
| Lofland Park Center Seaford | 26.5 | 110 | 2.14 | 3.84 | 30.2% | 4 | 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.