The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited September 2019 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Alice B. Tawes Nursing & Rehabilitation
Registered name: ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME
CRISFIELD, MD · Medicare-certified · 76 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Alice B. Tawes Nursing & Rehabilitation has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with strong quality measures and solid health inspection and staffing ratings. It reported 3.46 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4631 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 20, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4631.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.10
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.75
- Nurse aides
- 1.62
- Weekend nursing
- 3.08
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 41%
Registered nurse turnover: 37%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
6.4%11.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%3.3%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.9%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
1.9%5.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
32.1%14.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
24%28.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.5%10.5%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.8%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%2.5%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.1%32.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2%2.1%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.3%98.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 14 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 69.4 residents on an average day (91% of 76 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 58 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.