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Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab

⌖ Cambridge, MD · Dorchester County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds160
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)

About Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab

Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Cambridge, MD. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Maryland is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Sep 2025), inspectors found 41 problems, more 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 3 hr 16 min a day with each resident, less than the Maryland average of 3 hr 52 min. About 45% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.

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Key details

Facility nameMallard Bay Nursing And Rehab
LocationDorchester County, Maryland
Address520 Glenburn Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21613 · Dorchester County
CMS provider number215191
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyKey Health Management · 7 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 17, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating2 of 5Below average
Health inspections1 of 5Much below average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing2 of 5Below average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

2 strengths and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 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 Sep 2025.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength

About average

  • Nursing staff turnover45% a yearMaryland average: 40%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.
    Ask about this
  • Health citations at last inspection41 (Sep 2025)Maryland average: 17.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Worse than state average
  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 16 min a dayMaryland average: 3 hr 52 min
    Worse than state average
  • Registered nurse time per resident31 min a dayMaryland average: 51 min
    Worse than state average

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.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Sent back to the hospital12.0%State average: 21.0%
    Better than average
  • Needed an emergency room visit1.1%State average: 9.8%
    Better than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs3.4%State average: 1.1%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Falls with a major injury4.0%State average: 2.4%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)6.8%State average: 5.9%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs17.1%State average: 13.8%
    Worse than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.3State average: 1.3
    Better 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

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Maryland, Medicaid pays for 65% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 68% Medicaid
  • 19% Medicare
  • 13% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average60%Maryland typical: 88%
Cost of care per resident day$413Maryland 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 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 14 times.

Overall rating2★
Health inspections1★
Staffing2★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201944443.8
Jan 202043353.4
Jan 202143353.4
Jan 202233243.3
Jan 202354353.7
Jan 202434133.4
Feb 202534123.2
Feb 202612143.2
Sep 202621253.3

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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