Frederick County, Maryland
County inventory for Frederick 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. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Frederick County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Maryland medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MD-FREDERICK-MARYLAND · Frederick, MD
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 967 beds
- STAR-MID 3.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #377/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Okaloosa
- AL-MID $7,173/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Okaloosa County, FL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Frederick County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Frederick County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 967 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.4/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Maryland medians: 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. Local Frederick providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Frederick County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (25% of 8 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Autumn Lake Healthcare at Braddock Heights, Homewood Living Frederick, Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham'S Choice. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Frederick, MD
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Frederick County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Braddock Heights | Frederick | 5/5 | 65 | For profit - Individual |
| Homewood Living Frederick | Frederick | 5/5 | 120 | Non profit - Church related |
| Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Buckingham'S Choice | Adamstown | 5/5 | 42 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center of Frederi | Frederick | 4/5 | 170 | Government - County |
| Frederick Crossing of Journey | Frederick | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ballenger Creek | Frederick | 2/5 | 130 | For profit - Corporation |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley | Walkersville | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Northampton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente | Frederick | 1/5 | 196 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Frederick County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Home Call - Frederick | Frederick | 4.0 |
| Frederick Health Home Care | Frederick | 3.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Frederick
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Frederick County, MD, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Maryland overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
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 Frederick County.