201 HALL HWY, Crisfield, MD 21817
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home
Crisfield, MarylandMedicare inspection record
About Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home
ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME is a non profit - corporation nursing home in CRISFIELD, MD with 76 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
76 residents
Location
Crisfield, MD
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
201 HALL HIGHWAY, Crisfield, Maryland 21817
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 6, 2026, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Maryland average is 17.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident a day, below the Maryland average of 3 hours 52 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 28 minutesBelow the Maryland average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 6 minutesAbove the Maryland average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 41% |
Inspections
21 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 20, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 10, 2026
March 6, 2026 · Standard inspection · 7 citations
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 31, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 31, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 31, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 31, 2026Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 31, 2026Honor 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 31, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 31, 2026
November 20, 2024 · Standard inspection · 13 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jan 5, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jan 5, 2025Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 5, 2025Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 5, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 5, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 5, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 5, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 5, 2025Honor 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 5, 2025Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 5, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 5, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 5, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 5, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- McCready Foundation Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 69
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 9, 1968
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 215058
Location
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201 HALL HIGHWAYCrisfield, MD 21817
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Questions about Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home
How did Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on March 6, 2026 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Maryland average is 17.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 6 minutes from registered nurses. 41% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.