St. Mary's Nursing Center

    21585 Peabody St, Leonardtown, MD 20650
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    2.90·(10)

    Overall rating

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

      1.5
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      2.9
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Helpful and accommodating phone/administrative communication
    • Clean and nicely decorated common areas
    • Appropriate for short respite stays
    • Familiar, older-facility character

    Cons

    • Sanitation and odor concerns in resident areas
    • Incontinence-care deficiencies and delays
    • Understaffing and inconsistent staff responsiveness
    • Unreliable meal service and restricted access to essential supplies
    • Limited rehabilitation therapy hours and combined OT/PT sessions
    • Temperature-control and ventilation problems
    • Weak care-planning and discharge/relocation communication
    • Staff conduct and interpersonal communication
    • Visitor-management and safety process gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture. Several families described positive short-term experiences — staff who were attentive, helpful phone and administrative interactions, and common areas that are clean and attractively decorated. At the same time, a number of reviews describe operational and care-delivery issues that could materially affect resident experience and safety.

    Care quality and staff: Accounts vary between reports of attentive caregiving and accounts of delayed responses, inadequate pain management, and problematic interpersonal communication. Reviewers raised concerns about responsiveness during visits and about staff conduct and tone. There are also serious individual-level complaints, including allegations of harsh treatment; those merit follow-up by families and regulators as appropriate. Chronic understaffing and inconsistent staffing coverage are recurring themes that likely contribute to the variability in observed care.

    Dining, therapy, and activities: Several reviewers indicated limitations in therapy scheduling — notably short combined OT/PT sessions and an overall reduction in therapy hours compared with expectations. Meal provision and access to basic supplies were also cited as inconsistent, with at least one account describing restricted availability of essentials; these comments suggest potential gaps in supply-chain or policy practices that affect resident nourishment and comfort. There is limited information about structured social activities beyond therapy; prospective families should ask about activity schedules during a tour.

    Facilities and cleanliness: The facility appears to be an older building with some attractive, well-decorated spaces. However, multiple reviewers raised sanitation and odor concerns in resident areas and flagged issues with temperature control and ventilation. These facility-level maintenance items — including consistent housekeeping and environmental controls — are important to verify in person, especially for residents with respiratory or temperature-sensitivity issues.

    Management and communication: Reviewers identified weaknesses in care planning, discharge communication, and relocation practices (for example, transfers to distant facilities or perceived bed misrepresentation). Phone communications were described as helpful by some, but others reported unanswered calls and poor follow-up. There are also indications of gaps in visitor oversight and boundary enforcement. Taken together, these items point to opportunities for stronger policies, clearer family communication, and more transparent discharge planning.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The facility elicits both positive and concerning feedback. If you are considering placement, prioritize an in-person tour that includes: inspection of resident rooms and common areas for cleanliness and ventilation; discussion of staffing ratios and typical nurse aide/ RN coverage; clarification of toileting and incontinence protocols; a review of therapy frequency and how OT/PT time is scheduled; and clear information on meal service policies and access to essential supplies. Ask management about care-planning processes, discharge/transfer criteria, and visitor-safety procedures. Where serious conduct or safety concerns are suggested, request documentation of corrective actions and, if appropriate, consult licensing or oversight agencies for any inspection history.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    St. Mary's Nursing Center is located at 21585 Peabody St, Leonardtown, MD, 20650.

    About St. Mary's Nursing Center

    St. Mary's Nursing Center in Leonardtown, Maryland, sits less than a mile from St. Mary's Hospital and has served the community since 1965, offering a broad range of care services for seniors. The center's got 160 licensed beds and provides long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, respite care, and specialized memory care, making use of a staff that includes Geriatric Nursing Assistants, a dedicated Staff Coordinator, and even a longtime Cosmetologist who's worked with elderly and disabled clients for thirty years, which folks seem to find comforting. St. Mary's Nursing Center is a place where residents get 24-hour care every day, with skilled professionals ready around the clock, providing nursing attention, medication management, personal care, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and even palliative and hospice services. Rehabilitation programs run under an attending physician and a medical review team, and they work to keep things clean, comfortable, and home-like, and to build a supportive environment that encourages residents to take part in activities and events arranged by the staff and community (resident) council, aiming for better mental well-being through social and emotional programs. The facility makes room for both independent and assisted living and is licensed as a senior care facility, sticking to required caregiver-to-senior ratios and participating in the Maryland medical assistance program so they can provide for low-income community members. In the year ending June 30, 2024, the center provided nearly 40,000 days of care, averaging close to 109 residents each day, and maintains a five-star rating for long-term nursing care and rehabilitation in St. Mary's County. St. Mary's Nursing Center accepts Medicaid and Medicare, helps families with guidance about long-term care insurance and caregiving, and offers amenities aimed at keeping life active and comfortable, like nutritious meals, activity programming, and features like TTY communication. There's a clear admissions process with help for families looking for answers, and they have employment opportunities with benefits, plus the SMNC Foundation for extra support of facility projects. Residents can also take part in a dedicated council, and there's a focus on personalized care plans and respectful attention for each person living there, whether someone's recovering from surgery or looking for a longer-term home.

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    St. Mary's Nursing Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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