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Little Sisters of the Poor
⌖ Baltimore, MD · Baltimore County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds20
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (individual)
About Little Sisters of the Poor
Little Sisters of the Poor is a 20-bed for-profit nursing home in Baltimore, MD. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Maryland is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jun 2025), inspectors found 1 problem, fewer than the Maryland average of 17.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 7 hr 15 min a day with each resident, more than the Maryland average of 3 hr 52 min. About 33% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameLittle Sisters Of The Poor
LocationBaltimore County, Maryland
Phone(410) 744-9367
Address601 Maiden Choice Lane, Baltimore, MD 21228 · Baltimore County
Medicare provider number215354
Ownership typeFor-profit (individual)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 2010 (16 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
6 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 4 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection1 (Jun 2025)Maryland average: 17.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident7 hr 15 min a dayMaryland average: 3 hr 52 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 42 min a dayMaryland average: 51 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover33% a yearMaryland average: 40%Strength
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Maryland average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury10.4%State average: 2.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)8.7%State average: 5.9%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs35.4%State average: 13.8%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.7State average: 1.3Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Maryland average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Maryland, Medicaid pays for 65% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 3% Medicare
- 97% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average86%Maryland typical: 88%
Cost of care per resident day$807Maryland typical: $408
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 3 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day7.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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