Ellicott City Health & Rehabilitation Center
3000 North Ridge Rd., Ellicott City MD 21043 · (410) 461-7577 · 85.76% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Ellicott City Health & Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Ellicott City, Maryland. This facility was given an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a well below average grade. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Ellicott City. The city has just two other nursing homes. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, we will discuss short-term care in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 182 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
While we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its relatively favorable short-term care score. We awarded it a respectable grade of B in this category. Short-term care grades are generally employed to judge a facility's rehabilitation services. To offer high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This facility was satisfactory in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered a reasonable level of care from both physical therapists and registered nurses. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. It was above average in this area with 55.1 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. Nursing ratings are mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed admirably in this metric.
Facility Inspections
This facility received slightly below average inspections in recent years. We gave them a C in this area. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to present an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, they also received 22 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is certainly not a great sign.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated is long-term care. We gave it an abysmal F for this category, which is a very poor grade. If you are looking for anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 98.22064 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. We were far less impressed with its hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 3.42 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is more than double the national average. This is definitely a concerning statistic.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ellicott City Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better