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Federal update · August 2026

Nursing Home Rating Changes in Maryland: August 2026 Update

In the August 2026 federal update, 17 nursing homes in Maryland changed their overall Medicare rating (8 lower, 9 higher), and 2 were newly flagged with the federal abuse indicator. These are factual changes in the U.S. federal (CMS) data, comparing the August 2026 release with July 2026.

8
Rating downgraded
9
Rating improved
0
Added to watch list
2
Newly abuse-flagged

Newly flagged with the federal abuse indicator 2

Abuse indicator added
Abuse indicator added

Overall rating downgraded 8

4 → 2 ★
5 → 4 ★
3 → 2 ★
4 → 3 ★
2 → 1 ★
Maryland Masonic Homes Ltd
Cockeysville, MD
4 → 3 ★

Overall rating improved 9

Deer's Head Center
Salisbury, MD
3 → 5 ★
3 → 5 ★
2 → 3 ★
2 → 3 ★
4 → 5 ★
3 → 4 ★
Future Care Homewood
Baltimore, MD
3 → 4 ★
Future Care Irvington
Baltimore, MD
3 → 4 ★

Changes compare the August 2026 U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home release with the July 2026 release. The facts are CMS's; the presentation is Open Care Data's. Ratings and flags can change again in future updates. Open Care Data is not affiliated with CMS, Medicare, or any government agency. How we use this data.

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