Ellicott City Healthcare Center

    3000 N Ridge Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Beautiful rehab with compassionate staff

    I recently stayed at this remodeled rehab and was very impressed - beautiful, clean facility with restaurant-quality food and fun activities. The admissions team (Chris and Mike) made arrival easy, social work and Avante's discharge planning smoothed my return home, and nursing/therapy (Kadija, Nurse Byu, GNA Valerie, PT/OT) were compassionate and helped me regain independence. Staff were attentive, knowledgeable about community resources, and genuinely caring - I'd recommend this place.

    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

    2.48·(145)

    Overall rating

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

      1.8
    • Staff

      2.3
    • Meals

      1.9
    • Amenities

      2.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical, occupational, and speech therapy programs
    • Engaging activities program (bingo, socials, live music)
    • Private rooms with in-room televisions
    • Helpful maintenance and facility upkeep
    • Supportive admissions and social-work assistance
    • Several compassionate and skilled nursing and CNA staff members
    • Modern, recently remodeled building and well-equipped rehab gym
    • Generally positive dining events and some high-quality meals
    • Positive hospice and palliative-care feedback
    • Smooth discharge planning and community-resource coordination

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical and medication-management practices
    • Slow responsiveness to call lights and care requests
    • Chronic understaffing and high staff turnover
    • Gaps in family and physician communication
    • Sanitation and housekeeping inconsistencies, including odor concerns
    • Weaknesses in transfer-safety and emergency-response processes
    • Language and communication barriers among frontline staff
    • Inconsistent dietary management and meal-service continuity
    • Poor record-keeping and documentation control
    • Billing and discharge coordination deficiencies
    • Pest-control concerns in some units
    • Allegations of theft and financial misconduct

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a highly mixed experience at this facility, with clear strengths in rehabilitation and engagement but recurring operational weaknesses that families should evaluate closely. Clinical-rehabilitation services — including physical, occupational, and speech therapy — are frequently cited as effective, and multiple accounts highlight a well-equipped, recently remodeled rehab gym and staff who produced measurable functional gains. The activities program (bingo, socials, live music) and occasional special dining events received consistent praise, and some admissions and social-work staff are noted as helpful in coordinating transitions. Several individual nurses, CNAs, and hospice teams also drew positive comments for attentive and compassionate care.

    Counterbalancing those positives, reviewers describe persistent concerns about basic nursing care and safety processes. Themes include inconsistent medication administration and documentation, delayed or missed medication doses, slow response times to call lights, and limited access to attending physicians. These items point to operational gaps in clinical oversight and medication-management workflows rather than isolated incidents. Linked to that are frequent comments about chronic understaffing and high turnover, which reviewers associate with delayed care, long waits for assistance, and variability in staff skill and conduct.

    Communication and housekeeping are additional problem areas. Many families experienced poor or infrequent updates from the facility and difficulty reaching clinicians or administrative staff; language barriers with some frontline personnel amplified these challenges. Housekeeping and environmental control received mixed ratings: while the building and some rooms are described as modern and well maintained, reviewers also raised sanitation and odor concerns, inconsistent room cleaning, and pest-control issues in portions of the facility. Several reviewers reported problems with record-keeping, misplaced paperwork, and billing or discharge coordination errors, including allegations of charges for unperformed services; these indicate process weaknesses in documentation and care transitions.

    Safety-related patterns merit particular attention. Reviewers described lapses in transfer practices, delayed emergency responses, and inconsistent adherence to infection-control and isolation precautions during public-health events. There are also a small number of serious individual claims — including concerns following a resident's death and allegations of theft — that families should investigate further. While some families had highly positive, even exemplary, experiences, the volume and consistency of negative operational themes (staffing, medication management, communication, and sanitation) create a discernible pattern that prospective residents and their families should weigh carefully.

    Practical next steps for families considering placement: tour the unit at different times of day, ask about staffing ratios and on-site clinical coverage, review recent inspection and Medicare quality ratings, clarify medication-administration protocols and emergency-response procedures, and request examples of how the facility communicates with families and manages documentation. The facility demonstrates clear capacity for strong rehabilitation and engaging activities, but prospective residents should verify that clinical-safety and operational processes meet their expectations before committing to placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Ellicott City Healthcare Center is located at 3000 N Ridge Rd, Ellicott City, MD, 21043.

    About Ellicott City Healthcare Center

    Ellicott City Healthcare Center, also called Ellicott City Health and Rehabilitation Center, sits at 3000 N. Ridge Rd in Ellicott City, MD. The building has clear signage out front, and the front desk staff greet visitors during its open hours from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This facility is part of the CommuniCare Family of Companies and operates under MedStar Health. Nurses and doctors like Manish Bhatia and Marion Kawecki work together with independent dialysis providers to care for residents. The center helps seniors who need both short-term and long-term nursing care, including those with physical needs or memory conditions. They've got a special unit for Alzheimer's disease and care for other forms of dementia, too, with rooms and spaces designed to help reduce confusion and keep residents as safe as possible from wandering off. Staff and healthcare workers use customized care planning, which means they involve residents and family members in decisions at every step so care matches each person's needs.

    The center provides around-the-clock nursing and personal help, offering both skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. If someone needs therapy after an injury or illness, there are occupational, physical, and speech therapists on staff. Speech and language pathology services are available, and people can even get in-house dialysis without having to leave the building. There's wound care, hospice, and palliative support for residents with more complex needs. Some folks come for short day rehabilitation programs, hoping to recover so they can go back home quickly, and the staff aims to help that happen, using a person-centered approach. Residents living at the center on a long-term basis, especially those with Alzheimer's or chronic illnesses, get steady help managing day-to-day life and health problems. The team also focuses on emotional wellness, hosting activities like therapy dog visits and holiday parties, which offer some social connection and brighten up the days. Each year, the community shows support for Alzheimer's awareness through events like the Walk to End Alzheimer's and Purple with Purpose.

    The building is ADA accessible, making it easier for people with disabilities to get around without trouble. The facility works with A Place for Mom for people who want advice about senior living choices. Some unique things, like in-house dialysis and a dedicated Alzheimer's unit, add to what the center offers. At its core, Ellicott City Healthcare Center gives seniors a place where they can get a mix of nursing care, rehabilitation therapies, and memory care, all in one spot, with staff trying to create good relationships with each person, which can make everyday care and living a little easier.

    People often ask...

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

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    The full address for this community is 3000 N Ridge Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043.

    No, Ellicott City Healthcare Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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