MARYLAND — U.S. News & World Report has released its latest ratings identifying top nursing homes. The ratings for 2018-19 include 69 nursing homes in Maryland designated as a U.S. News "best nursing home."

The homes are given an overall rating as well as a short-stay rehabilitation rating, a new addition to the ratings now in their ninth year. U.S. News explains that the new rehab rating is aimed at providing patients "with a clearer view of the quality of care provided by nursing homes to short-stay patients" who need rehabilitation or nursing services after suffering from an accident or illness.

U.S. News evaluated 227 nursing homes in Maryland and named the following 69 as best. Here's how each of the 69 Maryland nursing homes were rated: Nursing Home City Overall Rating Short-Stay Rating WICOMICO NURSING HOME SALISBURY High Performing Average MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES HYATTSVILLE Average High Performing POTOMAC VALLEY NSG & WELLNESS ROCKVILLE High Performing High Performing MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES CHEVY CHASE Better than Average High Performing MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES WHEATON Better than Average High Performing MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES TOWSON Average High Performing ALICE BYRD TAWES NURSING HOME CRISFIELD Better than Average High Performing REGENCY CARE OF SILVER SPRING SILVER SPRING Average High Performing MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - RUXTON TOWSON Average High Performing MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES BETHESDA Average High Performing ROCKVILLE NURSING HOME ROCKVILLE High Performing Average MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - ROSSVILLE BALTIMORE Average High Performing FUTURE CARE OLD COURT RANDALLSTOWN Average High Performing CROFTON CONVALESCENT CENTER CROFTON High Performing Average SNOW HILL NURSING & REHAB CTR SNOW HILL Average High Performing BROADMEAD COCKEYSVILLE High Performing Average THE VILLAGE AT ROCKVILLE ROCKVILLE High Performing High Performing DEER'S HEAD CENTER SALISBURY High Performing High Performing BAYLEIGH CHASE INC EASTON Better than Average High Performing PATUXENT RIVER HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER LAUREL Average High Performing FUTURE CARE NORTHPOINT BALTIMORE Average High Performing ROLAND PARK PLACE BALTIMORE High Performing Average SHADY GROVE CENTER ROCKVILLE Better than Average High Performing MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES POTOMAC Better than Average High Performing COLLINGTON EPISCOPAL LIFE CARE MITCHELLVILLE Better than Average High Performing FUTURE CARE CHESAPEAKE ARNOLD Average High Performing CALVERT MANOR HEALTH CARE RISING SUN High Performing High Performing SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE AT MALLARD BAY CAMBRIDGE Average High Performing FUTURE CARE CHERRYWOOD REISTERSTOWN Better than Average High Performing FOREST HILL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER FOREST HILL Average High Performing HILLHAVEN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER ADELPHI Better than Average High Performing MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES SILVER SPRING Average High Performing POWERBACK REHABILITATION LUTHERVILLE High Performing High Performing LORIEN HEALTH SYSTEMS - RIVERSIDE BELCAMP Better than Average High Performing HERON POINT OF CHESTERTOWN CHESTERTOWN High Performing High Performing BEDFORD COURT HEALTHCARE CENT. SILVER SPRING High Performing Average FUTURE CARE HOMEWOOD BALTIMORE High Performing Average FUTURE CARE COLD SPRING BALTIMORE Average High Performing CHESTNUT GRN HLTH CTR BLAKEHUR TOWSON High Performing Average SPA CREEK CENTER ANNAPOLIS Better than Average High Performing PICKERSGILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY TOWSON High Performing Average COPPER RIDGE SYKESVILLE High Performing Average ST JOSEPH'S MINISTRIES EMMITSBURG Better than Average High Performing SOLOMONS NURSING CENTER SOLOMONS High Performing Average GLEN MEADOWS RETIREMENT COM. GLEN ARM High Performing High Performing MAPLEWOOD PARK PLACE BETHESDA High Performing High Performing NORTHWEST HOSP. CTR. SUB. UNIT RANDALLSTOWN High Performing High Performing MARIA HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC. BALTIMORE High Performing MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - ROLAND PARK BALTIMORE Average High Performing ASBURY SOLOMONS SOLOMONS High Performing Average EGLE NURSING HOME LONACONING Better than Average High Performing GARRETT COUNTY SUBACUTE UNIT OAKLAND High Performing High Performing GLADE VALLEY CENTER WALKERSVILLE Average High Performing GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER SUB ACUTE UNIT BALTIMORE Average High Performing BRIGHTON GARDEN TUCKERMAN LANE NORTH BETHESDA High Performing High Performing CRESCENT CITIES CENTER RIVERDALE Average High Performing FUTURE CARE CHARLES VILLAGE BALTIMORE Better than Average High Performing BUCKINGHAM'S CHOICE ADAMSTOWN High Performing High Performing MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES - LARGO GLENARDEN Average High Performing LORIEN HEALTH SYSTEMS MT AIRY MOUNT AIRY Better than Average High Performing LORIEN NSG & REHAB CTR BELAIR BEL AIR High Performing High Performing RIDERWOOD VILLAGE SILVER SPRING High Performing High Performing VANTAGE HOUSE COLUMBIA High Performing Average MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - WOODBRIDGE VALLEY CATONSVILLE Average High Performing INGLESIDE AT KING FARM ROCKVILLE High Performing High Performing LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR BALTIMORE High Performing ENCORE AT TURF VALLEY ELLICOTT CITY Better than Average High Performing LORIEN NURSING & REHAB CTR - ELKRIDGE ELKRIDGE Better than Average High Performing ST. JOSEPH'S NURSING HOME CATONSVILLE High Performing (For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. And like Patch on Facebook!)

