December 10, 2020

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2020 – Stone Rehabilitation Center at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is among the 21% of U.S. skilled nursing facilities that have been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report.

The home earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating, for Stone Rehabilitation Center at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay. U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home only to those homes that satisfy U.S. News’s assessment of the appropriate use of key services and consistent performance in quality measures.

Julia Fretwell, Healthcare Administrator, states “Stone Rehabilitation Center at Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is pleased to be recognized with this outstanding honor.  We strive to provide excellence in quality, care, and service and to live our mission of creating community through fostering joy and well-being.” 

Now in its 11th year, the U.S. News Best Nursing Homes ratings and profiles offer comprehensive information about care, safety, health inspections, staffing and more for nearly all of the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes. The Best Nursing Homes ratings reflect U.S. News’ exclusive analysis of publicly available data using a methodology defined by U.S. News that evaluates factors that it has determined most greatly impact patient and resident care, safety, and outcomes. This year, to accompany the new ratings, nursing home profile pages were updated to include a patient safety summary that reflects COVID-19 data alongside other measurements of safety and related advice on choosing a home or facility amidst the pandemic.

“U.S. News strives to provide access to information that allows consumers to make educated decisions on all types of care,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “Updating the profiles to include a patient safety summary that highlights COVID-19 data paired with other measures of care arms families, caregivers and patients with the information needed to make a decision that keeps safety at the highest priority.” 

The Best Nursing Home finder features ratings on both long-term and short-term care. The Long-Term Care Rating aims to provide prospective residents who need help with daily activities, and their families, with analysis and information regarding the quality of care provided by nursing homes. The rating includes data on staffing, success in preventing ER visits and pneumonia vaccination rates, among other metrics. The short-term rating incorporates measures of quality including consistency of registered nurse staffing, use of antipsychotic drugs and success in preventing falls.

For more information behind both U.S. News ratings please refer to the FAQ.

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What a difference a hug can make! Enjoy reading Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak’s column featuring Westminster-Canterbury’s Hugging Wall.

Click here to read the full article. 

Our Hugging Wall was featured on the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) web page. Thanks, #AARP! Read how the wall allows our residents to safely embrace their loved ones, helping to promote both physical and emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read the full article.