Bay Harbor Post Acute Healthcare Center

200 Civic Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21804 · (410) 749-1466
For profit - Limited Liability company · 305 certified beds

Bay Harbor Post Acute Healthcare Center has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in April 2026, found 19 citations, 1 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Maryland average is 17). It was fined 3 times in the last three years, $101,131 in all.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on April 17, 2026 found 19 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.April 17, 2026 · F0760 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.April 17, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.April 17, 2026 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.April 17, 2026 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.April 17, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.April 17, 2026 · F0602 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.April 17, 2026 · F0628 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.April 17, 2026 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.April 17, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.April 17, 2026 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.April 17, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.April 17, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.April 17, 2026 · F0698 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.April 17, 2026 · F0730 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.April 17, 2026 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.April 17, 2026 · F0791 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.April 17, 2026 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.April 17, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.April 17, 2026 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 48 citations.

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.April 17, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.April 17, 2026 · F0602 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.April 17, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.April 17, 2026 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.April 17, 2026 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.October 17, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.October 17, 2025 · F0565 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.October 17, 2025 · F0585 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.October 17, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.October 17, 2025 · F0607 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.October 17, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some
• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.October 17, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some
• Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.October 17, 2025 · F0826 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.October 17, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.October 17, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.January 17, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.January 17, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.January 17, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.January 17, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.January 17, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.January 17, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.January 17, 2025 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.January 17, 2025 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.January 17, 2025 · F0679 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.January 17, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 17, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.January 17, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.January 17, 2025 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.January 17, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.January 17, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.January 17, 2025 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.February 28, 2024 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.February 28, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.February 28, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.February 28, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.February 28, 2024 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.February 28, 2024 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.February 28, 2024 · F0660 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.February 28, 2024 · F0661 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.February 28, 2024 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.February 28, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 28, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.February 28, 2024 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.February 28, 2024 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.February 28, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 28, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Keep all essential equipment working safely.February 28, 2024 · F0908 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.February 28, 2024 · F0925 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $24,195April 17, 2026
• Fine of $63,846October 17, 2025
• Fine of $13,090February 28, 2024
• Medicare payment denial for 13 daysStarting March 6, 2025

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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