Deer's Head Center
Nursing home in Salisbury, Maryland, CMS certification number 215132
351 Deer's Head Hospital Road, Salisbury, MD 21801 · Wicomico County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 16, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $41,265 (1)
Does Deer's Head Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Deer's Head Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Deer's Head Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 9.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 4.43
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 4.09
- Weekend total hours
- 7.33
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 16.2%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 16, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 12, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Deer's Head Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $41,265 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 33.1 residents live here, about 41% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 33.1
- Certified since
- July 28, 1981
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Deer's Head Center
- Legal business name
- Comptroller of Maryland Central Payroll Bureau
- Ownership type
- Government - State
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Who inspects nursing homes in Maryland
Maryland's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Deer's Head Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Deer's Head Center
What is the CMS star rating of Deer's Head Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Deer's Head Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Deer's Head Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Deer's Head Center?
Comptroller of Maryland Central Payroll Bureau, government - state.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.