Overview
Sligo Creek Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Takoma Park. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 72% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 8, 2026, found 18 health deficiencies, more than the Maryland average of 16.9. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the past three years.
Sligo Creek Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 102 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 8, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 18
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,281
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.50 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.81 hrs
- Nurse aides1.98 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 9, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes