Nursing home
Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1 Price Drive, Elkton, MD 21921 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities) · 182 certified beds
Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elkton, Maryland. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.35 hours per resident per day, below the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Oct 9, 2025 cited 66 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 3 fines totaling $30,742In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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) | 3.35 | 3.87 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.81 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.4% | 40.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 66.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $30,742, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 9, 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 · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 9, 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 · Oct 9, 2025 · 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
- 1 Price Drive
Elkton, MD 21921 - CMS certification #
- 215269
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 182
- Avg residents/day
- 170.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-11-16
- Chain
- Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lifeworks Rehab
Lifeworks Rehab operates 59 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lifeworks Rehab facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2019
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2023, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jun 8, 2019 to May 15, 2021. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $14,652 owed to 71 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation (Elkton SNF LLC). Case 1940900.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Oct 23, 2023: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jan 25, 2024. 5 violations cited (5 serious). Penalties: $3,275 proposed, $2,060 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Elkton SNF, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 1910.332(b)(1). Penalty $2,625 proposed, $1,650 now.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(a)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(b)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(c)(7)). Penalty $650 proposed, $410 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Christiana Hospital, Newark. 10.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Laurelwood Healthcare Center, Elkton. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Elkton. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Welcare Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 21921 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Elkton, Elkton, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Christiana, Newark, 5.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Fox Run, Bear, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 21921.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic, office in Newark, 8.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice, office in Newark, 10.6 miles away, straight line
Christianacare Accentcare Hosp & Palliative Care, office in Newark, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Christiana Care Health Services Inc, Newark. 10.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 66 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 182 beds.