Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur
1055 West Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21204 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Life Care Services (20 facilities) · 49 certified beds
Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Towson, Maryland. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.54 hours per resident per day, above the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur compares
This facility vs. the Maryland and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Maryland avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.54 | 3.87 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.36 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.8% | 40.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 18, 2026
What inspectors found at Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1055 West Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21204 - CMS certification #
- 215255
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 49
- Avg residents/day
- 37.1
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1993-10-13
- Chain
- Life Care Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Services
Life Care Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: one-bedroom.
We’re completely renovating and redesigning select one-bedroom apartments to be more spacious and inviting than ever before.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pickersgill Retirement Community, Towson. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kidscare Home Health Of Maryland, LLC, Towson. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 21204 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Dulaney Towson Dialysis Center, Towson, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Timonium Dialysis, Lutherville Timonium, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Towson, Towson, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 21204.
Stella Maris Inc, office in Timonium, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gilchrist Hospice Care, Inc, office in Hunt Valley, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake, office in Rosedale, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc, Gilchrist Elder Medical C. 0.3 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur staffed?
Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur reports 4.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur have?
Chestnut Grn Health Center Blakehur is certified for 49 beds.