Overview
St. Mary's Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Leonardtown. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 74% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 12, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maryland average of 16.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 40% of Maryland nursing homes have been fined.
St. Mary's Nursing Center is a nonprofit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 119 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.53 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.07 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 119
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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