Wicomico County, Maryland
County inventory for Wicomico 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Wicomico County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Maryland medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MD-WICOMICO-MARYLAND · Wicomico, MD
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 613 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-MID #993/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $7,173/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 3/3 HH
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 Wicomico County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Wicomico County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 613 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.8/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Maryland medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Wicomico County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Wicomico County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Government - State (25% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Deer'S Head Center. 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 Wicomico, 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 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Wicomico County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer'S Head Center | Salisbury | 5/5 | 80 | Government - State |
| Wicomico Nursing Home | Salisbury | 3/5 | 102 | Government - County |
| Anchorage Healthcare Center | Salisbury | 2/5 | 126 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bay Harbor Post Acute Healthcare Center | Salisbury | 1/5 | 305 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Wicomico County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health | Salisbury | 4.0 |
| Tidalhealth Home Care | Salisbury | 3.5 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Salisbury | 2.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Wicomico
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 Wicomico County.