Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center

    21412 Great Mills Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653
    • 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

    4.27·(193)

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      2.9
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Skilled and effective rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Compassionate and dedicated nursing aides and caregivers
    • Engaging activities program and social offerings
    • Responsive unit managers and open-door administration
    • Accommodating dietary staff and individualized meal adjustments
    • PPE and infection-control practices during COVID adaptations
    • Attentive speech and wound-care clinicians
    • Supportive dementia-care approaches in dedicated cases
    • Helpful front-desk and admissions coordination
    • Family communication and daily update practices

    Cons

    • Inadequate and inconsistent staffing levels across shifts
    • Delays in call-bell responses and personal-care attention
    • Medication-administration inconsistencies and delays
    • Incontinence-care delays and inconsistent hygiene routines
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in common areas and rooms
    • Variable unit-level management responsiveness and oversight
    • Inconsistent delivery of prescribed therapy services
    • Maintenance and facility-upkeep deficiencies
    • Weaknesses in personal property management
    • Inconsistent family communication and care coordination

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a polarized picture of care at this facility: many families and residents describe effective rehabilitation outcomes and deeply committed staff, while others recount operational shortcomings that affected clinical follow-up, personal care, and the environment. The rehabilitation/therapy program is a clear strength in multiple accounts — therapists are described as skilled, encouraging, and instrumental in returning residents to higher levels of independence. Likewise, a substantial portion of feedback praises nursing aides, certain nurses, and unit leaders for compassionate, attentive care and strong family communication in specific units.

    At the same time, a recurring operational pattern involves inconsistent staffing and shift coverage. Families frequently described delays in responding to call bells, slow assistance with toileting and dressing, and variability between day and night shifts. These staffing inconsistencies are linked in several accounts to medication-administration problems (missed or delayed doses, challenges with IV/PRN administration) and gaps in therapy delivery relative to prescribed plans. Where staffing and coordination are strong, reviewers reported positive clinical trajectories; where gaps exist, some residents experienced functional decline or required hospital transfer.

    Environmental and facility concerns appear repeatedly. Many comments indicate sanitation and odor concerns in common areas and resident rooms, as well as maintenance needs such as outdated finishes, lighting, and insufficient comfortable seating or home-like spaces. These concerns are often cited alongside operational issues like inconsistent personal-care routines (bathing frequency, incontinence care) and weaknesses in personal-property handling, which together influence perceptions of overall quality and dignity of care.

    Dining and activities are areas of mixed but generally positive feedback. Several reviewers praised dietary staff for accommodations and kitchen responsiveness; others noted occasional cold meals or limited amenities. The activities program receives frequent commendation for variety and engagement — group singalongs, religious programming, outings, and creative adaptations during COVID were highlighted as meaningful contributors to resident well-being.

    Management and communication show variability by unit and by individual. Specific leaders and administrators received strong praise for responsiveness and problem-solving, and families appreciated daily updates and open-door communication in those cases. Conversely, other accounts describe unresponsive unit management, inconsistent social-work support, and lapses in phone communication. These differences suggest that resident experience may depend significantly on unit leadership and staffing stability.

    Notable patterns for prospective families: the facility is capable of delivering high-quality rehabilitation and contains many staff members who are described as caring and effective; however, outcomes appear sensitive to staffing levels and unit management. Families who prioritized close oversight, regular communication, and active advocacy reported better experiences. Key areas for improvement, based on the aggregated feedback, are consistent staffing across shifts, strengthened medication and incontinence-care processes, clearer family communication protocols, and targeted facility maintenance and sanitation efforts.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center is located at 21412 Great Mills Rd, Lexington Park, MD, 20653.

    About Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center

    Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center sits over on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, Maryland, run by Signature HealthCARE which has many centers across different states, and it's a nursing home that holds up to 113 residents in private or semi-private rooms, with the grounds laid out in a country spot close to St. Mary's City and the Patuxent Naval Base, which gives things a quiet, green setting. The staff there speak English, and they keep the doors open at all times, even on weekends and holidays, with care available 24 hours a day no matter what. Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center doesn't have a Family Council or a Resident Council at this time, but the staff work together in teams and aim to focus on comfort and health for everyone living there, with doctors on-site 1-2 days a week and nurse practitioners or physician assistants showing up 3-4 days each week to help check on residents and make medical care plans that fit each person.

    The center's for-profit and offers both short-term and long-term skilled nursing care, covering things like post-acute care, rehabilitation for different needs, speech and physical therapy, occupational therapy, wound care, dentistry, IV antibiotics, stroke recovery, palliative care, and even some more specialized care such as tracheotomy, podiatry, cardiac and orthopedic therapy, diabetes management, nutrition counseling, pharmacy support, optometry, and recreational therapy, plus hospice and respite care for families who need a break. Daily life there's set up for comfort, with regular room cleaning, fresh laundry, and an onsite van for getting folks to appointments or outings, plus meals served three times a day, snacks in between, and staff who are careful about nutrition and dietary needs. Chesapeake Shores gives each patient quite a bit of time with registered staff and medical personnel, and they report higher RN staffing than the national average.

    As far as inspections go, this facility's seen steady grades of A+, with a top-five-star health inspection rating, and there haven't been any major deficiencies, federal fines, or payment denials in years, though there's a three-star rating for staffing and quality measures combined, and the center does have a slightly higher than average rate of antipsychotic use and physical restraints, which some people might want to think about. Some quality highlights include a near perfect record of short-stay residents getting their flu and pneumonia vaccines, a very low number of pressure ulcers developing, and injury rates from falls or urinary tract infections are kept below many other places, though more than half of low-risk long-term residents are reported as incontinent, and some experience moderate to severe pain.

    Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center keeps a full activity calendar, so there's things like bingo, book club, religious services, outdoor gatherings, and movie nights, all meant to help keep people social and active. There's no information about a Family or Resident Council for advocating at the facility, and right now, the center isn't taking new patients. The nursing center accepts Medicare and Medicaid, has a reputation for compassion, and emphasizes a home-like setting, but like anywhere, it's wise to consider every detail and check that the services fit what's needed.

    People often ask...

    Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 21412 Great Mills Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

    No, Chesapeake Shores Nursing 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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