PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY — Nursing Home in TOWSON, MD

615 CHESTNUT AVENUE, TOWSON, MD, 21204 | 4108257423

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★★☆☆ 3/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds43
Average Residents/Day33.8
CMS Certification Number215259

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 4.45 HPRD
RN Staffing 1.33 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection January 31, 2025
Total Deficiencies 12

PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY had 12 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 31, 2025).

Inspection Findings — January 31, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level E)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
  • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Level D)
    Corrected — March 14, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Pickersgill Retirement Community is a 43-bed nursing home in Towson, Maryland. It holds a 3-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.4 hours per resident day, above the Maryland average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in January 2025, cited 12 deficiencies, none of them severe.

Staffing levels look stronger than typical for the state, which can support more attentive care. However, the most recent inspection raised several concerns about basic care, privacy of records, accurate assessments, and residents' dignity — ask what specific corrective actions and ongoing monitoring the facility has put in place to address nutrition, record confidentiality, assessment accuracy, and residents’ rights.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Medicare and Medicaid certified?

PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY's CMS star rating?

PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY?

PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY reports 4.44702 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY had 12 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY have?

PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY has 43 certified beds.

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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.

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