Nursing home
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase
501 Dutchman'S Lane, Easton, MD 21601 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities) · 99 certified beds
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Easton, Maryland. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.64 hours per resident per day, below the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Jan 17, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
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 Center at Bayleigh Chase 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) | 3.64 | 3.87 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.96 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.02 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.3% | 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.
What inspectors found at Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 17, 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 · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · 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 · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 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 · Jan 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
- 501 Dutchman'S Lane
Easton, MD 21601 - CMS certification #
- 215137
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 60.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-01-26
- Chain
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
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 →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase 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) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, cottage or villa.
Whether you’re looking to stretch out in large cottage homes or settle into a comfortable one-bedroom senior apartment in Easton, MD, Bayleigh Chase has you covered within the charming and historic surroundings of Maryland's Eastern Shore.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
And your retirement community entrance fee may even be tax-deductible (we recommend discussing your options with a financial planning professional).
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton, Easton. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pines Nursing and Rehab, Easton. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Homecall, Easton. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 21601 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Easton Dialysis Center, Easton, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Cambridge Dialysis Center, Cambridge, 13.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 21601.
Talbot Hospice Foundation, Inc, office in Easton, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Compass Regional Hospice, Inc, office in Centreville, 19.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ydiprmc, LLC, Cambridge. 13.4 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase a good nursing home?
CMS gives Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase staffed?
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase reports 3.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase have?
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Center at Bayleigh Chase is certified for 99 beds.