Assisted living
Wicomico Nursing Home
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedSALISBURY, MDLic. 215007
FINECMS fine: $28,343Source: CMS Penalties
Provided by facility
Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury, MD provides residents with around-the-clock nursing care services, rehabilitation, and therapy including physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The facility offers a comforting environment with personal attention to meet residents' needs. It is certified to participate in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Medicare, admitting individuals regardless of race, color, or physical handicap. The home features a spa room, spacious dining hall with locally influenced food, and various activities for residents.
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Medicare overall
4/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.30 total HPRDRN 0.83 · weekend 87%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
7 inspections74 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 215007
Overall: 4/5 · Health: 4/5 · Staffing: 4/5 · QM: 3/5
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Recent inspections
Health surveyFeb 2026 · CMS4 deficiencies
- F-578SS D — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-761SS D — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyFeb 2026 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL9 deficiencies
- K-111SS D — Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy.
- K-222SS D — Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- K-224SS D — Provide sliding doors free of hazards, operable without special knowledge or effort, and meet weight requirements to set door in motion.
- K-347SS F — Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- K-353SS E — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-712SS F — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- K-916SS D — Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- K-918SS D — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-923SS D — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Health surveyMar 2025 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-760SS D — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F-842SS D — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Health surveyAug 2024 · CMS9 deficiencies
- F-583SS D — Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- F-604SS D — Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-610SS D — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-641SS D — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F-657SS E — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-689SS G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-791SS G — Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyAug 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL16 deficiencies
- K-100SS D — Meet other general requirements.
- K-223SS D — Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- K-293SS D — Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- K-321SS D — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-324SS F — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-341SS F — Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- K-353SS F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-363SS D — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-500SS D — Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- K-712SS F — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- K-754SS D — Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
- K-761SS F — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- K-771SS F — Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles.
- K-914SS F — Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-919SS E — Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Health surveyJun 2019 · CMS24 deficiencies
- F-550SS D — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F-561SS E — Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- F-578SS D — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F-580SS D — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F-584SS D — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- F-600SS G — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F-610SS D — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-655SS D — Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-657SS E — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-689SS G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-697SS D — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F-729SS D — Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
- F-732SS C — Post nurse staffing information every day.
- F-757SS D — Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- F-770SS D — Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- F-790SS D — Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- F-838SS C — Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Fire safetyJun 2019 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL9 deficiencies
- K-211SS F — Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- K-321SS D — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-324SS F — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-353SS F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-754SS D — Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
- K-761SS F — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-919SS E — Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
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