We were able to identify just one nursing home in Halethorpe, Maryland. Fortunately,, this place's lone nursing home received an excellent grade of A-, so at least you have one quality option. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Sykesville. We found the facility in Halethorpe to be rated much higher than most of the facilities in Sykesville. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card was its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
On top of being a quality facility overall, this city's lone nursing home really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it a grade of A+. Not many places performed better in this category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This city also received an impressive grade of A in the area of short-term care. In the last two categories, the city earned a B+ for its nursing score and a B- in the area of long-term care.