Lorien Health Services Columbia ranked as one of Newsweek’s best nursing homes again

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Lorien Health Services, a family-owned and operated assisted living/nursing home company based in Ellicott City, Monday announced Lorien Columbia was named by Newsweek magazine and global market research and data analysis firm Statista R as one of America’s Best Nursing Homes 2024.

Lorien operates nine facilities offering only private and semi-private rooms in Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties. It also offers two additional services, Lorien at Home and Lorien Kidney Care, as an extension of the local community. The company employs more than 1,300 employees.

This is the third consecutive year Lorien Health Services has been named to the list. Last year, five Lorien Health Services locations earned Best Nursing Homes status in a U.S. News & World Report survey achieving the highest possible rating of “High Performing” for Short-Term Rehabilitation and/or Long-Term Care. Those locations included Bel Air, Bulle Rock, Columbia, Mays Chapel and Mt. Airy.

The Newsweek and Statista R survey highlights the nation’s top 750 nursing homes out of 12,273 in 25 states across the country with the highest number of facilities.

The rankings focused on five data sources:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Data were used to determine the performance of nursing homes.
• National online survey: From June to July 2023, thousands of medical professionals (registered nurses, nursing home managers and administrators, licensed practical nurses/ licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants, therapists, and physicians) were invited to an online survey in cooperation with Newsweek.
• Management of the COVID-19 situation: A COVID-19 score for each facility was calculated, with the objective to award nursing homes which have had the best possible response and protocols during the pandemic.
• Resident satisfaction data: National Patient Safety Goals from the Joint Commission and Google reviews were included.
• Accreditation data on nursing homes provided by The Joint Commission (TJC) and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

For the first time, National Patient Safety Goals from the Joint Commission and Google reviews were included in the scoring model, according to Newsweek and Statista R. CMS metrics on staff turnover rates and resident Covid-19 vaccination rates were also added to the scoring model along with accreditations from CARF International.