The complete public record on Deer's Head Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Salisbury, Maryland, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
19 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | 0578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental… | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| December 16, 2025 | 0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| December 16, 2025 | 0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| December 16, 2025 | 0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with… | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| December 16, 2025 | 0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| December 16, 2025 | 0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| December 16, 2025 | 0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | B · Minimal harm potential |
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