Williamsport Health & Rehabilitation Center sits in Williamsport, Maryland, about 3.4 miles outside of Halfway, with leafy neighborhoods nearby and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park close for nice outings, and this place, which some call Williamsport Nursing Home, belongs to the Brooke Grove Foundation, which has been running retirement communities for 45 years, with this site being part of Williamsport Retirement Village. The center has 121 Medicare and Medicaid certified beds and gives care 24 hours a day, every day of the week, with a relaxed Christian environment. Care options cover a lot, like skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, short-term rehab, respite care, memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia, plus home care and care homes, and they've got room types like studios, suites, semi-private, shared, and companion layouts, so folks can pick what works for them. Williamsport Health & Rehabilitation Center offers different rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, pain reduction, cognitive retraining, and skills evaluations for things like language and swallowing, and they help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, housekeeping, and medication management, including IV meds, and they offer regular outings too, so residents can picnic, shop, dine out, have pet therapy, or play kickball when they want some fun, and families get help from family advisors who can guide them through choices about care, with access to directories and specialized support.
The rates for vaccines are pretty strong, as long-stay residents have a 99.5% pneumococcal vaccine assessment and a 100% seasonal flu vaccine assessment, while short-stay residents are at 96.7% for pneumococcal and 94.5% for flu, and they don't physically restrain long-stay residents, which matters to a lot of folks. Long-stay folks see certain challenges, like 16.1% on antipsychotic meds, 0.3% with depression signs, 8% losing too much weight, 10.9% needing more help with daily activities, and 22.1% declining in moving around on their own, with no one being physically restrained, 1.8% with a catheter, 68.5% losing bladder or bowel control, 9.2% with pressure ulcers, 21% in moderate to severe pain, 3.3% with urinary tract infections, and 5.1% having a fall with major injury; in short-stay residents, 0.4% experience new antipsychotic use, 6% develop new or worse pressure ulcers, and 33.4% report moderate to severe pain, which is higher than Maryland's 10.4% average. The facility has a much above average score in quality measures but has low staffing levels and got a 1-star health inspection and overall Medicare rating, meaning it faces some health inspection issues and not as many staff per resident as some other places, but people rate it about an 8.4 out of 10 on average in public reviews, so families can think about these things when they look for a place. They've got refund plans, sometimes returning 90%, 60%, or 30% of entrance fees depending on the situation, and the Williamsport campus connects with other care spots like Twin Oaks-Williamsport Retirement Village and Homewood at Williamsport, and they work with hospice and care advocates who help families understand their options.
