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Althea Woodland Nursing Home
Silver Spring, MarylandMedicare inspection record
About Althea Woodland Nursing Home
ALTHEA WOODLAND NURSING HOME is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in SILVER SPRING, MD with 50 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
50 residents
Location
Silver Spring, MD
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1000 DALEVIEW DRIVE, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 25, 2025, state inspectors cited 14 health deficiencies (the Maryland average is 17.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 42 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Maryland average.
Medicare has not fined Althea Woodland Nursing Home in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 34 minutesBelow the Maryland average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 19%Below the Maryland average |
Inspections
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 23, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 21, 2026
April 25, 2025 · Standard inspection · 13 citations
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 23, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jun 23, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 23, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 23, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jun 23, 2025Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jun 23, 2025Honor 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 23, 2025Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jun 23, 2025Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 23, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Jun 23, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 23, 2025Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 23, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 23, 2025
August 2, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 22, 2024Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 22, 2024Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 22, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Silver Spring Health, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- June 1, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 215228
Location
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1000 DALEVIEW DRIVESilver Spring, MD 20901
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Questions about Althea Woodland Nursing Home
How did Althea Woodland Nursing Home do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on April 25, 2025 and cited 14 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Maryland average is 17.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Althea Woodland Nursing Home?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 42 minutes with each resident per day, including 34 minutes from registered nurses. 19% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Althea Woodland Nursing Home been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Althea Woodland Nursing Home in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.