ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME — Nursing Home in CRISFIELD, MD
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 76 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 70.3 |
| CMS Certification Number | 215058 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 3.53 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.89 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME had 13 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (November 20, 2024).
Inspection Findings — November 20, 2024
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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. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Level E)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Level E)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level E)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level E)Corrected — January 5, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — January 5, 2025
Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home is a 76-bed nursing home in Crisfield, Maryland. It holds a 4-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.5 hours per resident day, below the Maryland average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in November 2024, cited 13 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility’s overall quality rating is a relative positive, suggesting many areas meet expectations. However, the recent inspection showed multiple citations focused on assessments and care planning, so you may want to ask how they’re addressing those specific care-planning and reassessment issues going forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME Medicare and Medicaid certified?
ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME's CMS star rating?
ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME has an overall CMS rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME?
ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME reports 3.52915 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME had 13 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME have?
ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME has 76 certified beds.
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.