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Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur

1055 WEST JOPPA ROAD, TOWSON, MD, 21204
(410) 296-2900
49 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
49
State license
2403037
CMS facility ID
215255
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur
Street address
1055 WEST JOPPA ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Towson, MD 21204
Phone
(410) 296-2900
State license #
2403037

About this facility — Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur

Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Towson, Maryland. It is licensed for 49 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maryland (120 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Towson and 221 skilled nursing facilities across Maryland. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur 31 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Life Care Services
Ownership type
For profit - Partnership

Registered owners & officers

The Chestnut Real Estate Partnership
Direct owner · Partner · Additional disclosable party — 98% stake — since 2010
Bank of America Corp
Mortgage holder · Security-interest holder — since 2021
Bird, John
Governing body — since 2023
Blessing, Lonny
Operational control — since 2023
Chestnut Village Llc
Indirect owner · Partner — since 2010
Continental Care Inc
Indirect owner — since 1985
Davis, James
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Duffy, Patrick
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Eiring, Phyllis
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Lahey, Daniel
Governing body — since 2024
Life Care Services Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Luetkemeyer, John
Indirect owner — since 1992
Mccarthy Partners, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Mcmenamin, Roberta
Governing body — since 2014
Mullan, Thomas
Indirect owner — since 1992
Rosedale Care Inc
Indirect owner — since 1992
Shapiro, Joseph
Partner — since 1990
Shaw, Gelynna
Governing body — since 2023
The John A.luetkemeyer, Jr. Revocable Trust
Indirect owner — since 2003
Thomas F. Mullan, Iii Revocable Trust
Indirect owner — since 2008
Uhlemann, Bridgette
Governing body — since 2024
Victor, Jason
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
West Joppa Road Limited Partnership
Indirect owner · Partner — since 2010
Zibell, Jeffrey
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1993-10-13
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-18
Nurse staffing
4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$190 per day (≈ $5,780/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 94% private/other
Occupancy
88% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
57% below the MD median of $439/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
49
Licensed as
Long Term Care
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-18Health inspection11 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0727
D · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0756
E · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0770
D · No harm found
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0776
D · No harm found
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0840
D · No harm found
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0883
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2026-02-18
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2026-02-18
2024-07-24Health inspection7 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0700
D · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-08-30
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (13 citations)
2019-07-03Health inspection2 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2019-08-15
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2019-08-15
2025-12-18Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-03-13
K-0781
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2026-03-13
2024-07-24Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0223
E · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2024-10-03
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2024-10-16
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-10-16
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-10-03
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-10-16
K-0362
E · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2024-10-03
K-0500
D · No harm found
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2024-10-16
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-10-16
2019-07-03Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0500
F · No harm found
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2019-07-31
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 215255.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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