Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice
3200 Baker Circle, Adamstown, MD 21710 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities) · 42 certified beds
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Adamstown, Maryland. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.16 hours per resident per day, above the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Nov 22, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice 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) | 4.16 | 3.87 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.48 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 9.1% | 40.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 February 17, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 26, 2026
What inspectors found at Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice
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 that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 17, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2026 · 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 · Nov 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2024 · 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 · Nov 22, 2024 · 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 · Aug 19, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 19, 2019
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
- 3200 Baker Circle
Adamstown, MD 21710 - CMS certification #
- 215329
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 42
- Avg residents/day
- 25.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-03-18
- Chain
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities
Acts Retirement-Life Communities operates 26 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Acts Retirement-Life Communities 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
- Website says Works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Signature Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation available to shopping, appointments, recreation and more!
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom, cottage or villa.
Below is a sample of our one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartment homes and Garden Court cottage offerings.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
With Acts Life Care®, residents feel a sense of security in knowing many future healthcare needs are already covered by their entrance fee and current monthly fee.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Frederick Health Hospital, Frederick. 7.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Frederick Crossing of Journey, Frederick. 6.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Call, Frederick. 4.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 4.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 21710 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Ballenger Creek Dialysis, Frederick, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Frederick, Frederick, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Frederick Dialysis, Frederick, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 21710.
Frederick Health Hospice, office in Frederick, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Montgomery Hospice & Prince Georges Hospice, office in Rockville, 19.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice, office in Rockville, 24.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc, Frederick. 4.5 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice a good nursing home?
CMS gives Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice staffed?
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice reports 4.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice have?
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham's Choice is certified for 42 beds.