Ellicott City Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Ellicott City, Maryland, CMS certification number 215160
3000 North Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043 · Howard County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 182
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 44
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ellicott City Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ellicott City Healthcare 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ellicott City Healthcare 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
- 3.65
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.10
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.92
- Weekend total hours
- 3.29
- Nursing staff turnover
- 27.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 19, 2026 and cited 44 deficiencies, plus 16 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 10, 2024, found 17.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Ellicott City Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ellicott City Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 139.6 residents live here, about 77% of its 182 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 182
- Average residents per day
- 139.6
- Certified since
- November 1, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ellicott City Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 109 homes nationally under Communicare Health, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ellicott City Healthcare Center
- The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant9120 Fathers Legacy, Ellicott City 21042
- Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center1525 North Rolling Road, Catonsville 21228
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Summit Park1502 Frederick Road, Catonsville 21228
- Encore at Turf Valley11150 Resort Road, Ellicott City 21042
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Catonsville16 Fusting Avenue, Catonsville 21228
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.
Compare all nursing homes in Maryland, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ellicott City Healthcare 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 Ellicott City Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Ellicott City Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ellicott City Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ellicott City Healthcare Center?
44 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ellicott City Healthcare Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.