Future Care Cold Spring is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-08-12. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (410) 254-3300 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Future Care Cold Spring holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 69.4/100, placing it #8566 of 14703 facilities nationally and #133 of 221 in Maryland. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Future Care Cold Spring receives a reported average of 3 hours 41 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 3 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 48 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 50 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 14 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 57.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Future Care Cold Spring with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $16,042. 12 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $16,042, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 130.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Future Care Cold Spring ranks 8566th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 69.4/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within MD, it ranks 133rd out of 221 nursing homes. In Baltimore, it ranks 26th out of 39 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,365 nationally and RN hours rank #1,710 nationally (#33 in MD). Our composite quality score of 69.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Baltimore, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/maryland/baltimore/