The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant
9120 FATHERS LEGACY, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Ellicott City, Maryland · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant shows above-average quality that runs above Maryland's state average of 3.1.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant in Ellicott City, Maryland holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 76 of 100 (grade C). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 76 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 76.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the Maryland average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Ellicott City, Maryland. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 81% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Same-ownership peers
Within Maryland, The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant is one of 29 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 4.0 stars, ahead of roughly 52% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant's upper-tercile stars compare to Maryland
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Maryland facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Maryland state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant ranks in Maryland
Among the 219 CMS-rated nursing homes in Maryland, The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 76% of them. The bars show how all Maryland homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
53 Maryland homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 16 |
| Residents | 13 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Howard |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 14 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant? ▾
The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Maryland average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Maryland? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Maryland's median semi-private nursing home rate at $12,927 per month ($155,125 per year), with private rooms averaging $14,448 per month.
What services does The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant offer? ▾
The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant operates as a skilled nursing facility. For the specific care and therapy services, contact the facility: CMS data covers capacity, ownership, ratings, and inspections, not a service menu.
Does The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
The Lutheran Village At Miller's Grant has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Maryland? ▾
In Maryland, alternatives include assisted living ($7,173/mo), home health aides ($6,673/mo), and adult day care ($2,526/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Maryland elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 215363.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.