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Lorien Encore

Registered name: ENCORE AT TURF VALLEY

ELLICOTT CITY, MD · Medicare-certified · 91 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall

Lorien Encore (Ellicott City, MD) has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its health inspection and staffing ratings are also 4 stars, with nurse staffing at 4.39 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; quality measures are lower at 2 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.3907 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 14, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3907.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.11
Licensed practical nurses
1.11
Nurse aides
2.17
Weekend nursing
3.80

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 60%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%

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

15.7%14.3%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%6.6%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

7.5%7.1%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

3.1%8.2%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

5.6%5.7%No change

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

18%14.6%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

30%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

13.3%18.2%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.7%3.5%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

10.2%17.4%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

3.3%3.5%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

98.6%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.4%98.7%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited November 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E

The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited November 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E

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 November 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited November 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 21 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of LORIEN HEALTH SERVICES · 8 homes · 3.8 stars avg
Occupancy
84.9 residents on an average day (93% of 91 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 16 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.