Levindale Hebrew Ger Center & Hsp sits in Baltimore City, Maryland, and has been around since 1967 as a nonprofit nursing home tied to LifeBridge Health. The facility focuses on senior care, especially for those needing skilled nursing and hospital care, and uses names like Geriatric Center and Hospital to describe its units. It has 196 residents, which is much larger than average for Maryland, with a licensed capacity of 330 beds-about 210 are certified. This center gives care for the aging and frail, including assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long-term care, and hospice, plus specialized high-intensity care programs, coma emergence, LVAD services, and neurological rehabilitation after strokes or brain injury. There are unique programs like Eden Alternative and Neighborhood Model that aim to make daily life better by celebrating life and following Jewish values. Residents can live in a range of studio room layouts and get daily help with medication, basic activities, and non-ambulatory care.
The staff at Levindale stands out, receiving a five-star rating from Medicare for total nursing time per resident, with over an hour of RN help and about two hours and forty-four minutes of overall nursing care each day. The center exceeds both Maryland and U.S. averages for time spent with LPNs, LVNs, and certified nursing assistants. Medicare gives the facility a two-star quality rating, which is below average, and there have been incidents-including a complaint about staff misconduct and lawsuits for things like bedsores and falls. One fire safety deficiency was found in the last inspection, lower than most peer facilities. The building isn't a CCRC itself but sits inside a larger CCRC campus, so seniors have access to other health resources and emergency care at nearby Sinai Hospital, less than a mile away. The location makes shopping and doctor visits easier, with a CVS and places like Starbucks and Mt. Washington Tavern close by.
Levindale's main goal revolves around providing care for seniors who need support after illness or surgery, including subacute rehab, wound care, and support for anxiety or depression. Amenities include activity rooms, a library, a movie theater, fitness spaces, walking paths, and a patient portal for tracking medical needs. Community life includes a resident and family council and activities run both by staff and residents themselves. The center welcomes both Medicare and Medicaid and tries to keep care affordable as a nonprofit. Most services are designed for people facing bigger health problems who can't manage alone and who need more help than many other retirement communities give. The building is accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Levindale works to provide medical help and comfort but has had some struggles with quality and staff screening, so families may want to look deeper if considering a move.
