Nursing home
Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
111 West Road, Towson, MD 21204 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Marquis Health Services (81 facilities) · 139 certified beds
Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Towson, Maryland. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.47 hours per resident per day, below the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Mar 18, 2025 cited 35 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $50,122In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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) | 3.47 | 3.87 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.81 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.69 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.9% | 40.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 35.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $50,122, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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
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 · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · 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 · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 17, 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
- 111 West Road
Towson, MD 21204 - CMS certification #
- 215069
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 139
- Avg residents/day
- 122.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-07-31
- Chain
- Marquis Health Services (81 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Marquis Health Services
Marquis Health Services operates 81 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Marquis Health Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our nurses and certified nurse’s aides are on-site 24/7 to care for and support our residents.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets are welcome as long as they’re on a leash.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center, Towson. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Chestnut GRN HLTH CTR Blakehur, Towson. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Community Home Health Of Maryland, Towson. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 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, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Timonium Dialysis, Lutherville Timonium, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Towson, Towson, 1.6 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, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gilchrist Hospice Care, Inc, office in Hunt Valley, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake, office in Rosedale, 8.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc, Gilchrist Elder Medical C. 0.7 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 relatively low, heat wave relatively high, 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 Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staffed?
Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center reports 3.47 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 35 deficiencies.
How many beds does Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have?
Orchard Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is certified for 139 beds.