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Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair
1909 Emorton Road, Bel Air, MD 21015
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Certified for 120 beds, Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair serves Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland and has taken Medicare and Medicaid residents since 2002.
CMS gives it 4 of 5 stars overall, above the Maryland median of 3; the health inspection rating is 4, staffing 4 and quality measures 2.
Inspectors recorded 53 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (9, 15, 29 by cycle, most recent first), none at the actual-harm level. That is 44.2 per 100 beds, about the same as the state median of 43.7.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against the facility in the period covered.
Reported nurse staffing is 4.1 hours per resident per day (1.2 RN), close to the Maryland median of 3.6; nursing staff turnover is 49.4%.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Harford Co. median | Maryland median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 53 | 41 | 45 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 44.2 | 31.8 | 43.7 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.4% | 44.3% | 41.5% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (6 in the county, 221 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: Maryland average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 9 Jan 2026, 12 Jun 2024.
Severity mix: D ×48 E ×3 F ×2
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0791 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Complaint investigation | 16 Jan 2026 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Complaint investigation | 16 Jan 2026 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0578 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0625 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0676 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0758 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | F0622 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 Aug 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | F0947 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0758 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0791 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | E | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0578 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0625 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0836 | Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 15 May 2019 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 10 Jun 2019 |
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this facility in the period covered.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the Maryland average. Turnover: nursing staff 49.4%, RNs 23.3%; 0 administrators left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | Maryland median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 25.9% | 20.0% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 7.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 3.8% | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 48.1% | 20.7% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 12.1% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 11.6% | 11.9% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: for-profit, corporation. Legal business name: Lorien Harford, Inc. Chain: Lorien Health Services (8 facilities).
No organisations are listed in the CMS ownership record for this facility.
Only organisations are shown. CMS also records individual owners, officers and managing employees; this site does not publish people's names.
Other nursing homes in Harford County
| Facility | City | Beds | Overall | Health | Staffing | Citations | Per 100 beds | Fines | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Care Center | Havre De Grace | 184 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20.7 | — | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Lorien Bulle Rock | Havre De Grace | 78 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 42.3 | — | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Sterling Care Forest Hill | Forest Hill | 156 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 25.0 | $10K | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Sterling Care Riverside | Belcamp | 129 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 31.8 | $4K | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Sterling Care Bel Airabuse icon | Bel Air | 155 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 29.0 | — | 12 Mar 2026 |
All 6 facilities in Harford County
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair been cited for?
53 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 0 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The Maryland median is 45 per facility.
Has Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair been fined?
CMS lists no fines against the facility in the period covered.
How does staffing at Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 4.1 hours per resident per day against a Maryland median of 3.6 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair?
It is part of the Lorien Health Services chain. Ownership type is for-profit, corporation. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 9 Jan 2026; the most recent standard health survey was 9 Jan 2026.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.