Lorien Nursing & Rehab Ctr - Elkridge

Nursing home in Elkridge, MD

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 7615 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075
Phone: (410) 579-2626
Listed under: For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 215357
Overall star rating: 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 3 of 5
Certified beds: 70
Average residents per day: 67
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Lorien Life Center - Howard II, INC.
Chain: Lorien Health Services (8 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jul 16, 2012
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 215357. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 12, 2026. CMS lists 40 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 6, 2019 to Feb 12, 2026): 12 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Feb 12, 2026	Not prohibit or in any way discourage a resident from communicating with federal, state, or local officials. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	Provide training in compliance and ethics. Administration	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 2026	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 2026	Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. Administration	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 40. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.94 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.87 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.12 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.77 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 59%
RN turnover (yearly): 67%
Administrators who left in the past year: 2

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.