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Best Nursing Homes in Maryland

Compare 221 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Maryland by CMS five-star quality rating.

Nursing Homes in Maryland — by the numbers

221facilities
3.1★average rating
96rated 4-5 stars
43%are 4-5 stars

Star-rating distribution — Maryland

About 17.7% of Maryland's population is aged 65 or older (1,102,000 residents), which shapes demand for nursing homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest-rated in Maryland

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Nursing Homes by city

Baltimore
39 nursing homes
Avg rating3.1
Silver Spring
12 nursing homes
Avg rating3.3
Catonsville
8 nursing homes
Avg rating3.2
Towson
8 nursing homes
Avg rating3.7
Rockville
7 nursing homes
Avg rating3.6
Frederick
6 nursing homes
Avg rating3.3
Hagerstown
6 nursing homes
Avg rating2.4
Annapolis
4 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Bethesda
4 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Cumberland
4 nursing homes
Avg rating2.9
Salisbury
4 nursing homes
Avg rating2.5
Chestertown
3 nursing homes
Avg rating3.9
Clinton
3 nursing homes
Avg rating3.1
Ellicott City
3 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Glen Burnie
3 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Hyattsville
3 nursing homes
Avg rating2.8
Oakland
3 nursing homes
Avg rating2.8
Randallstown
3 nursing homes
Avg rating2.4
Sykesville
3 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Westminster
3 nursing homes
Avg rating3.3
Adelphi
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Bel Air
2 nursing homes
Avg rating2.6
Boonsboro
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Cambridge
2 nursing homes
Avg rating2.7
Cockeysville
2 nursing homes
Avg rating4.5
Columbia
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Denton
2 nursing homes
Avg rating2
Easton
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3.2
Elkton
2 nursing homes
Avg rating2.6
Frostburg
2 nursing homes
Avg rating1
Gaithersburg
2 nursing homes
Avg rating4.2
Havre De Grace
2 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Laurel
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Mount Airy
2 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Sandy Spring
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Solomons
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Timonium
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Wheaton
2 nursing homes
Avg rating3.7
Williamsport
2 nursing homes
Avg rating2
Adamstown
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Arnold
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Belcamp
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Berlin
1 nursing homes
Avg rating2.3
Bowie
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3.7
Brooklyn Park
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Burtonsville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Centreville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Charlotte Hall
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Chevy Chase
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Crisfield
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Crofton
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Crownsville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating2
Dundalk
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Edgewater
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Elkridge
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Essex
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4.5
Forest Hill
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4.2
Forestville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Fort Washington
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4.1
Gambrills
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Glen Arm
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Glenarden
1 nursing homes
Avg rating1
Grantsville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Kensington
1 nursing homes
Avg rating2.3
La Plata
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3.5
Landover
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Lanham
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3.4
Laplata
1 nursing homes
Avg rating1
Leonardtown
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3.7
Lexington Park
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Lonaconing
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Lutherville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Manchester
1 nursing homes
Avg rating4
Middle River
1 nursing homes
Avg rating2
Mitchellville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating2
North Bethesda
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5
Parkville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Pikesville
1 nursing homes
Avg rating2.5
Pocomoke City
1 nursing homes
Avg rating3
Potomac
1 nursing homes
Avg rating5

By county

Allegany County · Anne Arundel County · Baltimore County · Baltimore City County · Calvert County · Caroline County · Carroll County · Cecil County · Charles County · Dorchester County · Frederick County · Garrett County · Harford County · Howard County · Kent County · Montgomery County · Prince Georges County · Queen Annes County · Somerset County · St. Marys County · Talbot County · Washington County · Wicomico County · Worcester County

How are these ratings calculated?

The CMS five-star quality rating comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read our plain-language explainer for nursing homes to understand exactly what each star means — and what it does not.

Data as of June 20, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.