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Althea Woodland Nursing Home
1000 Daleview Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Althea Woodland Nursing Home is a For-profit, limited liability company nursing home in Silver Spring, Maryland, certified for 50 beds and caring for about 49 residents a day.
CMS gives it 4 of 5 stars overall, above the Maryland median of 3; the health inspection rating is 4, staffing 4 and quality measures 3.
Inspectors recorded 30 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (14, 6, 10 by cycle, most recent first), none at the actual-harm level. That is 60.0 per 100 beds, more than the state median of 43.7.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against the facility in the period covered.
Reported nurse staffing is 3.7 hours per resident per day (0.6 RN), close to the Maryland median of 3.6; nursing staff turnover is 18.9%.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Montgomery Co. median | Maryland median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 30 | 40 | 45 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 60.0 | 39.8 | 43.7 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 18.9% | 34.8% | 41.5% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (34 in the county, 221 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: Maryland average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 25 Apr 2025, 9 Apr 2021.
Severity mix: D ×25 E ×3 B ×1 C ×1
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | F0584 | Honor 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. | D | Complaint investigation | Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0553 | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0578 | Honor 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. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0947 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D | Standard survey | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Complaint investigation | 22 Oct 2024 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | F0626 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D | Complaint investigation | 22 Oct 2024 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | F0661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | D | Complaint investigation | 22 Oct 2024 |
| 9 Apr 2021 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Standard survey | 7 Jun 2021 |
| 9 Apr 2021 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 7 Jun 2021 |
| 9 Apr 2021 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard survey | 7 Jun 2021 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0688 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0807 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | C | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | B | Standard survey | 10 Sep 2019 |
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this facility in the period covered.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the Maryland average. Turnover: nursing staff 18.9%, RNs —; — administrators left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | Maryland median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 23.0% | 20.0% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 3.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 12.9% | 20.7% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 10.4% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 26.8% | 11.9% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: for-profit, limited liability company. Legal business name: Silver Spring Health, Llc.
No organisations are listed in the CMS ownership record for this facility.
Only organisations are shown. CMS also records individual owners, officers and managing employees; this site does not publish people's names.
Other nursing homes in Montgomery County
| Facility | City | Beds | Overall | Health | Staffing | Citations | Per 100 beds | Fines | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Court Healthcare Cent. | Silver Spring | 60 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 46.7 | — | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Complete Care At Wheaton | Wheaton | 116 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 31.9 | — | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Friends Nursing Home | Sandy Spring | 82 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23.2 | $23K | 26 May 2026 |
| Hebrew Home of Greater Washington | Rockville | 558 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 5.6 | — | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Ingleside At King Farm | Rockville | 45 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 42.2 | — | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Maplewood Park Place | Bethesda | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 16.1 | — | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Montcare At Bethesda | Bethesda | 120 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 23.3 | — | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Montcare At Potomac | Potomac | 168 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12.5 | — | 18 Feb 2026 |
All 34 facilities in Montgomery County
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has Althea Woodland Nursing Home been cited for?
30 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 0 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The Maryland median is 45 per facility.
Has Althea Woodland Nursing Home been fined?
CMS lists no fines against the facility in the period covered.
How does staffing at Althea Woodland Nursing Home compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 3.7 hours per resident per day against a Maryland median of 3.6 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Althea Woodland Nursing Home?
Ownership type is for-profit, limited liability company. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Althea Woodland Nursing Home last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 23 Jun 2026; the most recent standard health survey was 25 Apr 2025.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.