Laurelwood Healthcare Center

    100 Laurel Dr, Elkton, MD 21921
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing
    1.9ยท69 reviews

    Compassionate staff clean safe attentive

    I'm very pleased with the compassionate, hardworking staff and responsive management who genuinely go above and beyond. The facility feels clean, homey, and safe; nurses and caregivers are attentive, activities are engaging, and the social worker helped greatly with transitions. My family member is well cared for and I would recommend this community.

    Loved one of 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

    1.94ยท(69)

    Overall rating

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

      1.8
    • Staff

      2.1
    • Meals

      1.3
    • Amenities

      1.9
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive CNAs
    • Skilled rehabilitation and therapy department
    • Supportive hospice coordination
    • Engaged admissions and discharge assistance
    • Leadership responsiveness in some cases
    • Helpful financial/insurance guidance
    • Homey, comforting caregiver interactions
    • Clean and organized areas reported by some families
    • Activities and social engagement offered
    • Flexible short-term rehab placements

    Cons

    • Inconsistent medication-administration controls
    • Unreliable clinical responsiveness and triage
    • Poor infection-control and sanitation processes
    • Inconsistent personal-care and bathing schedules
    • High staff turnover and staffing shortages
    • Fragmented communication with families and physicians
    • Billing and financial-accounting irregularities
    • Inadequate roommate-placement and capacity planning
    • Weak incident documentation and follow-up processes
    • Variable dining quality and meal-service reliability
    • Equipment maintenance and safety gaps
    • Front-desk and administrative accessibility problems
    • Inconsistent discipline and supervision of frontline staff
    • Allegations of theft and financial misconduct
    • Regulatory compliance and reporting concerns

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews reflect a facility with a wide range of experiences: some families describe genuinely compassionate caregivers and a strong rehabilitation program, while many others report systemic operating concerns. Across accounts there is a clear pattern of variability โ€” certain departments and individuals receive repeated praise for attentive, person-centered care, whereas clinical and operational processes are described as inconsistent and unreliable.

    Care quality and clinical responsiveness: Several families praised CNAs and therapists for hands-on attention and rehabilitation outcomes. At the same time, numerous reports describe missed or delayed medication administration, incomplete admission medication reconciliation, and slow responses to changes in condition. Reviewers raised concerns about how clinical issues are triaged and escalated, with examples of delayed interventions and inconsistent physician communication. Safety-related themes include repeated falls without timely corrective action and gaps in documentation and family notification following incidents.

    Staff and conduct: Accounts indicate a mix of compassionate, engaged staff and staff perceived as dismissive or unhelpful. Staffing shortages and turnover were commonly cited as contributors to longer response times, incomplete personal care, and inconsistent supervision. Several descriptions point to communication tone concerns and difficulties obtaining clear information from nursing leadership or front-desk personnel. There are also serious allegations concerning theft, billing irregularities, and inappropriate staff conduct; these items were described strongly by some families and indicate potential need for external review.

    Dining and activities: Feedback on meals and activities is mixed. Some residents and families reported positive engagement and acceptable meal services, while others described poor meal quality, inconsistent meal delivery, and limited variety. Recreational offerings and social engagement were noted positively in some reports, but activity consistency appears variable.

    Facilities and equipment: Multiple reviewers cited cleanliness and sanitation issues in rooms and bathrooms, inconsistent housekeeping, and pest-control concerns in specific areas. Room sizes and roommate compatibility were flagged as operational challenges, especially when two mobility devices are required in a shared room. Equipment problems, such as malfunctioning wheelchairs or bedside controls, were also mentioned and raise questions about maintenance protocols.

    Management, administration, and compliance: Many comments point to uneven management responsiveness. Some families described proactive leadership that addressed concerns and assisted with discharge planning; others experienced poor follow-up, difficulty obtaining billing ledgers or contracts, and inconsistent answers from administrative staff. Allegations of financial mismanagement and regulatory noncompliance appear in multiple reports and suggest a need for formal review by oversight bodies. Visitor access, documentation availability, and communication around transfers or room changes were additional areas of complaint.

    Notable patterns and recommendations for prospective families: The most consistent pattern is variability โ€” pockets of effective, compassionate care coexist with operational weaknesses that have critical implications for safety and dignity (medication timing, personal-care schedules, sanitation, incident reporting). Prospective residents and families should conduct thorough, recent on-site visits, ask for current medication reconciliation processes, request sample incident logs and staffing ratios, clarify roommate arrangements, and obtain written contracts and billing breakdowns before admission. If short-term rehabilitation is the primary goal, the therapy team appears to perform well for some patients, but families should verify continuity of nursing care and medication management during transitions. For regulators or advocates, the aggregate concernsโ€”particularly around medication administration, sanitation, documentation, billing, and allegations of theftโ€”warrant attention to confirm corrective actions and compliance with standards.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 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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    Laurelwood Healthcare Center is located at 100 Laurel Dr, Elkton, MD, 21921.

    About Laurelwood Healthcare Center

    Laurelwood Healthcare Center sits at 100 Laurel Dr in Elkton, Maryland, and has 110 certified beds with an average of about 89 residents living there each day, and ever since Health Care Facility Management, LLC started managing it back in March 2016, the building's remained fully wheelchair accessible with parking and entrances that are easy to use for everyone, and there's no age limit on residents either. The place's owned by Omg Re Leasing Co, LLC, and it's long had an affiliation with Communicare Health, which means the programs and benefits you see-like Alterwood Advantage plans, Dual Secure, and the Medication Therapy Management Program-come with a member portal for people who want to look up their pharmacy benefits or find doctors and pharmacy resources.

    The nurse turnover rate runs about 41%, a fraction under the state's average, with nurse hours at roughly 3.53 per resident each day, which trails below the 3.9 state average, and inspections have documented a total of 90 deficiencies, including some in infection control and more serious areas, like timely reporting of suspected abuse, honoring resident dignity, and supervision to keep accident hazards down, so those are real things the staff need to keep working on. The focus at Laurelwood's still on creating a safe and supportive environment, and the staff say they involve both the resident and family in all the care planning so services stay personal and people's wishes get factored in.

    Laurelwood Healthcare Center offers skilled nursing care, long-term care, and short-term rehab services for recovery, so you'll find physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and wound care, along with palliative, hospice, and general medical specialties available, and there's a strong effort for cultural competency training for staff as well. The center uses ADA standards for accessibility. Social activities pop up too, with things like game nights, live music, and even holiday parties such as a Mother's Day brunch to help everyone feel connected.

    The hours run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, so everything from health wellness resources, help with Medicare basics, and emotional support gets worked into the daily routine as needed, and Communicare Health's website at www.communicarehealth.com lets people access details on doctors, medications, and member rights in a straightforward way. The facility continues to say they're committed to building relationships with residents and families, even though they've had some difficult inspection findings, so people using the center might want to stay up on how care improvements go and talk with staff about any concerns.

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    Laurelwood Healthcare Center offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 100 Laurel Dr, Elkton, MD 21921.

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