The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
DEER'S HEAD CENTER
SALISBURY, MD · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
Needs attention
Abuse citationGovernment-run
1 of 5 overall
DEER'S HEAD CENTER in Salisbury, MD has a 1-star overall rating, with especially weak staffing at 1 star and a recent abuse citation. It also had $41,265 in fines in the last 24 months; health inspection was 2 stars and quality measures were 3 stars.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 16, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $41,265recent abuse citation
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Staffing detail
Total staff turnover: 32%
Registered nurse turnover: 18%
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
42.9%45%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.7%2.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%6.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%3.8%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.5%4.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—20.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
39.3%29.6%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%2.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
48.1%41.2%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%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%96.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—89.3%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $41,265 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $41,265 in total fines.
- $41,265
Federal fine
Jul 12, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 31.9 residents on an average day (40% of 80 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 44 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.