Howard County, Maryland
County inventory for Howard 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 Howard County average 3.7 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes - 608 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Maryland medians.
County care plate
Sheet MD-HOWARD-MARYLAND · Howard, MD
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 608 beds
- STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #537/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $7,173/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Howard County
CMS star quality is the standout for Howard County: rated homes average 3.7/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes and 608 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
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 Howard providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 2★, 2 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (67% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Residences at Vantage Point, The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant, Encore at Turf Valley. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Howard, 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 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Howard County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residences at Vantage Point | Columbia | 5/5 | 44 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant | Ellicott City | 5/5 | 16 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Encore at Turf Valley | Ellicott City | 4/5 | 91 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lorien Nursing & Rehab Ctr - Elkridge | Elkridge | 4/5 | 70 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ellicott City Healthcare Center | Ellicott City | 2/5 | 182 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lorien Health Systems - Columbia | Columbia | 2/5 | 205 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Howard County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Columbia | 5.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Howard
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Howard 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 (6 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 Howard County.