Overview
Wicomico Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Maryland average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Salisbury. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 60% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 5, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maryland average of 16.9. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $28,343 in the past three years.
Wicomico Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 102 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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
- February 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $28,343
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.80 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.39 hrs
- Nurse aides2.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 66
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 24, 1972
- 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