Cumberland Healthcare Center

    512 Winifred Rd, Cumberland, MD 21502
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.3ยท47 reviews

    Excellent rehab care and food

    I stayed here for rehab and was very pleased. The food was excellent - great cooking, varied/refined menu and a nice cafeteria - and therapy was outstanding and genuinely helpful. Nursing, aides, housekeeping and maintenance were friendly, compassionate and knowledgeable; the facility is accessible with exercise, beautician and community rooms, and I felt well cared for and would recommend it.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.32ยท(47)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing staff
    • Helpful and attentive nursing assistants/aides
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy programs
    • Knowledgeable wound-care capability
    • Engaging rehabilitation-focused activities
    • High-quality, varied dining options
    • Dedicated maintenance team
    • Accessible building and plentiful parking
    • On-site salon/beautician and community spaces
    • Well-maintained dementia-care unit
    • Orderly facility appearance in many areas
    • Timely implementation of medical orders
    • Supportive social interaction opportunities
    • Peace-of-mind for long-term residents

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing-care responsiveness and follow-up
    • Staffing shortages and long aide response times
    • Medication-management and pharmacy coordination gaps
    • Poor administrative communication and record-keeping
    • Billing and insurance coordination problems
    • Variable staff conduct and communication tone
    • Room assignment and roommate-compatibility management gaps
    • Inconsistent dietary-accommodation fulfillment
    • Personal-effects handling and inventory controls weakness
    • Sanitation and facility-upkeep inconsistencies
    • Emergency-response and transfer coordination gaps
    • Allegations of financial or personal-property mishandling

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Feedback is strongly mixed. Many families and residents describe compassionate nursing staff, capable therapy teams, and high-quality dining and rehabilitation services that provided meaningful recovery and comfort. At the same time, other accounts identify operational weaknesses that affect safety, communication, and continuity of care. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's strengths in therapy and daily living supports against noted variability in clinical responsiveness and administrative reliability.

    Care and clinical quality: Clinical experiences range from high praise for nurses and wound-care management to serious concerns about inconsistent responsiveness. Reviewers highlight strong physical and occupational therapy programs and staff who appear skilled in rehabilitation. Conversely, reviewers also describe delayed bedside attention, medication-administration errors, and lapses in clinical handoffs and discharge coordination. These patterns suggest that while clinical competence exists, reliability of care delivery can fluctuate depending on staffing and process execution.

    Staff and conduct: Many accounts emphasize caring, dedicated staff and helpful aides; several highlight staff who provide emotional support and maintain resident dignity. However, there is also a consistent pattern of variable staff conduct and communication tone โ€” examples include dismissive or abrupt interactions, difficulty reaching administrators, and pressured discharge conversations. Reviewers frequently link these conduct issues to high workload and morale pressures among staff, implying that staffing levels and management practices influence day-to-day interactions.

    Dining and activities: Dining is commonly cited as a strength, with multiple references to a refined menu, salad options, and generally enjoyable meals. Activity offerings and therapy-driven engagement (exercise rooms, community areas, salon services) are noted positively and contribute to resident satisfaction, particularly for short-term rehab stays. Participation varies by resident; some reported limited engagement in scheduled activities.

    Facility and environment: The building offers accessible features, handicap access, on-site amenities, and generally orderly common areas. At the same time, reports note inconsistencies in room arrangements (shared bathrooms, limited private shower access), issues with room assignment practices, and localized sanitation or upkeep concerns (ceiling mold, variable cleanliness). These mixed observations indicate that physical maintenance is effective in many areas but uneven in others.

    Management, administration, and policies: Administrative issues are a recurrent theme. Reviewers cite problems with lost applications and paperwork, poor phone communication, billing discrepancies, challenges with insurance/eligibility handling, and gaps in arranging post-discharge services or pharmacy coordination. There are also allegations related to missing personal items and financial handling; such serious claims point to the need for clearer inventory and financial controls. Families should pay particular attention to admission paperwork, medication reconciliation processes, and discharge planning practices when evaluating the facility.

    Notable patterns and risk areas: The dominant patterns are a contrast between strong rehabilitation/dining experiences and operational inconsistencies that affect safety and family confidence. Key risk areas include staffing levels and response times, medication and pharmacy coordination, administrative communication, and roommate/placement practices. There are also isolated but serious concerns referenced regarding emergency response coordination and post-event family communication, as well as concerns following a resident's death.

    Bottom line: The facility demonstrates clear strengths in therapy, compassionate nursing presence, and dining/amenity offerings that benefit many residents. However, prospective residents and families should perform targeted due diligence: ask about current staffing ratios, medication reconciliation procedures, roommate assignment policies, inventory safeguards for personal items, and the facility's process for communicating with families during clinical incidents. Visiting in person, meeting the therapy and nursing leads, and reviewing billing/insurance procedures can help determine whether the facility's operational practices align with an individual resident's needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Cumberland Healthcare Center is located at 512 Winifred Rd, Cumberland, MD, 21502.

    About Cumberland Healthcare Center

    Cumberland Healthcare Center sits at 512 Winifred Rd in Cumberland, MD, and you'll find it classified as both a nursing home and a skilled nursing facility, which means they focus on long-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, and senior care services day to day. There are 130 certified beds available, but they're not currently taking new patients, so if someone's looking for a spot, it's probably best to check again later. The place is managed by Health Care Facility Management, LLC, and it's been under their care since May 2017, plus it's affiliated with CommuniCare Health and operated by MedStar Health, which means it's part of a bigger family-owned group that also offers post-acute care in several other places.

    Visitors can stop by Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and the staff speaks English. The staff get cultural competency training, and the building's ADA accessible, so folks with mobility aids can still get around. There are no age restrictions on admissions. The services here are, as you'd expect, focused on things like skilled nursing, long-term rehabilitation, assisted living, and memory care for people dealing with dementia, and they do provide specialized care like wound care, hospice, palliative care, and therapy in physical, occupational, and speech areas. The place tries to keep both the physical and emotional needs of residents in mind, with equipment designed for safety and care and activities like bingo, live music, game nights, plus outings out to places like Rocky Gap Casino and Deep Creek Lake when folks are able.

    The nurse turnover rate is at 29.8%, which is better than the state average of 41.5%, but some things here stand out as concerns. Cumberland Healthcare Center's recent inspection reports include a total of 55 different documented deficiencies, and the facility's been cited and fined, with one major fine of $97,777 following a standard inspection. The most serious citations involved failing to ensure a safe environment free from accident hazards and failing to protect residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation-both of those led to harm, though the state categorized it as not immediate jeopardy. The facility's also fallen short on federal infection standards in at least one case.

    While the center makes an effort to provide a supportive and healing environment, and it offers a lot of specialized care, anyone considering Cumberland Healthcare Center should look at the past safety citations and the inspection history along with the programs and activities when making a decision.

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    Cumberland Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 512 Winifred Rd, Cumberland, MD 21502.

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