Westminster Healthcare Center in Westminster, MD

Westminster Healthcare Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Westminster, Maryland. It is located in Carroll county at 1234 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157. You can reach out to the office of Westminster Healthcare Center via phone at (410) 848-0700. This skilled nursing facility has 170 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 66.94%. Its legal business name is Washington West Leasing Co Llc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Westminster Healthcare Center (Medicare CCN 215094) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1978 (46 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in May, 2019.

Contact Information

Westminster Healthcare Center
1234 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157
(410) 848-0700


Nursing Home Profile

NameWestminster Healthcare Center
Location1234 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds170
Occupancy Rate66.94%
Medicare ID (CCN)215094
Legal Business NameWashington West Leasing Co Llc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Westminster Healthcare Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1376075630
Organization NameWASHINGTON (WEST) LEASING CO., LLC
Doing Business AsWESTMINSTER HEALTHCARE CENTER
Address1234 Washington Rd, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone Number410-848-0700

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Westminster Healthcare Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Westminster Healthcare Center give to their patients.
Ratings from Surveys (Inspections):
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines2
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$125101
Number of Payment Denials1
Total Number of Penalties3

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Westminster Healthcare Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased35.0914.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight9.235.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder46.8748.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.811.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.682.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.795.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.793.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.9893.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.9314.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine78.9183.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication5.771.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened42.7917.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication14.9319.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers7.817.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine98.7795.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function86.367.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine88.5282.93

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Location: 1234 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157
Phone: (410) 848-0700    
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Location: 200 St. Luke's Circle, Westminster, Maryland 21157
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