Calvert County Nursing Center

Calvert County Nursing Center sits at 85 Hospital Rd in Prince Frederick, Maryland, sharing space near Calvert Memorial Hospital, and has been caring for people since 1969 as a non-profit skilled nursing facility, now run by Aurora Health Management and connected to Asbury Communities; now, you'll find about 108 residents living here with 85 beds approved for Medicare and Medicaid, and while the place keeps its doors open 24 hours every day without age restrictions, they're not currently accepting new patients, but staff do speak several languages besides English, which does help the folks who come from different backgrounds. Staff here offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation, palliative and respite care, plus memory support, and with specialties in gynecological and obstetric care - yes, even managing high-risk pregnancies and advanced surgeries - and women of all ages receive care with attention to privacy and accessibility, including a number of classes and support events around women's health. Residents get more nursing staff time than most places, especially from licensed practical nurses and vocational nurses, which helps Calvert County Nursing Center score 4 out of 5 stars in staffing, better than the state and national averages, but when it comes to quality measures it only gets 2 out of 5 stars, which is below average, even though residents here don't report much depression at all, well under 1%, which is far less than the state and national averages. For long-stay residents, outcomes for bowel and bladder control, reducing use of physical restraints, and limiting depressive symptoms are all better here than in many places, but maintaining mobility and supporting routine daily activities without help hasn't been as strong as elsewhere. Therapy is available, but physical therapy time is very low, just about one minute per resident a day, though restorative nursing aides put together ongoing exercise after therapy, and rehab services aim to help people recover well enough to go home or find a safe setting. For those who stay a short time, improvements in function, discharge outcomes, and vaccine rates are higher than average, while pressure ulcers are less frequent and antipsychotic meds aren't used, but a lot of these short-stay residents do end up with ER visits or report moderate to severe pain more often than average. Health inspections are good overall, with only four deficiencies found, fewer than average, and the last health inspection rated them at three out of five stars, which is okay, although there were ten fire safety deficiencies, more than average, but every one was fixed after inspection. The facility did have issues with handling residents' money and passing along assets after death, but no federal fines happened in the last three years, just a payment denial way back in 2014. They offer help for elective surgery prep, have falls prevention programs and post-acute rehabilitation for people who need to heal from surgery or illness, and provide skilled nursing with licensed caregivers keeping an eye on everybody's health around the clock. Calvert County Nursing Center takes both Medicare and Medicaid and tries to keep care personal and comfortable for every resident.