Residences at Vantage Point
Nursing home in Columbia, Maryland, CMS certification number 215344
5400 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD 21044 · Howard County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 44
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Residences at Vantage Point take Medicare and Medicaid?
Residences at Vantage Point is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Residences at Vantage Point 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
- 4.85
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.29
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.56
- Weekend total hours
- 4.39
- Nursing staff turnover
- 8.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 14.3%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 19, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 13, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Residences at Vantage Point in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 23.4 residents live here, about 53% of its 44 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 23.4
- Certified since
- September 29, 2003
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Residences at Vantage Point
- Legal business name
- Columbia Vantage House Corporation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Life Care Services, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Residences at Vantage Point
- Lorien Health Systems - Columbia6334 Cedar Lane, Columbia 21044
- The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant9120 Fathers Legacy, Ellicott City 21042
- Ellicott City Healthcare Center3000 North Ridge Road, Ellicott City 21043
- Lorien Nursing & Rehab Ctr - Elkridge7615 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge 21075
- Encore at Turf Valley11150 Resort Road, Ellicott City 21042
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 Residences at Vantage Point, 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 Residences at Vantage Point
What is the CMS star rating of Residences at Vantage Point?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Residences at Vantage Point accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Residences at Vantage Point?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Residences at Vantage Point?
Columbia Vantage House Corporation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.