Dorchester County, Maryland
County inventory for Dorchester County, Maryland is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Dorchester County average 2.5 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 2 nursing homes - 258 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Maryland medians.
County care plate
Sheet MD-DORCHESTER-MARYLAND · Dorchester, MD
NH-ONE · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 258 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #1,532/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $7,173/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What weaker CMS stars show for Dorchester County
CMS star quality runs softer in Dorchester County: rated homes average 2.5/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 2 nursing homes and 258 licensed beds.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Maryland medians run assisted living $7,173/mo, semi-private nursing $12,927/mo, private nursing $14,448/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $2,526/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Dorchester County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods | Cambridge | 4/5 | 98 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab | Cambridge | 1/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
Read next when stars run softer
Continue on the Maryland elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Maryland state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Dorchester County.