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Deer's Head Center

351 DEER'S HEAD HOSPITAL ROAD, SALISBURY, MD, 21801

(410) 543-4000

80 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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351 Deer's Head Hospital Road

Salisbury, MD 21801

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

215132

Care type

Nursing home

County

Wicomico

Facility name

Deer's Head Center

Street address

351 DEER'S HEAD HOSPITAL ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Salisbury, MD 21801

Phone

(410) 543-4000

About this facility — Deer's Head Center

Deer's Head Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Salisbury, Maryland. It is licensed for 80 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maryland (120 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Salisbury 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 Deer's Head Center 34 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $41,265 in fines. 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

Ownership type

Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Waide, Mary Beth

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1981-07-28

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$41,265 total

Last standard inspection

2025-12-16

Nurse staffing

9.5 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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.

2025-12-16Health inspection7 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0732

B · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0812

D · 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 2026-02-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0921

D · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2026-02-12

2024-07-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0600

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-09-10

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-09-10

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-09-10

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 2024-09-10

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 2024-09-10

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-09-10

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-09-10

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-09-10

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)

2019-09-05Health inspection4 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 2019-11-01

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2019-11-01

F-0584

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2019-11-01

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2019-11-01

2025-12-16Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-03-13

K-0541

D · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2026-03-13

K-0914

E · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2026-03-13

2024-07-12Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2024-09-27

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-09-27

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2024-09-27

2019-09-05Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0754

D · No harm found

Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2020-01-15

K-0916

F · No harm found

Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

Corrected 2020-01-15

Federal penalties

2024-07-12Fine$41,265

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 215132.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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