The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Althea Woodland
Registered name: ALTHEA WOODLAND NURSING HOME
SILVER SPRING, MD · Medicare-certified · 50 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Althea Woodland in Silver Spring, MD has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with solid health inspection and staffing ratings of 4 stars and no fines in the last 24 months. Its reported nurse staffing is 3.70 hours per resident day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and its quality measures rating is 3 stars.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6966 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6966.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.82
- Nurse aides
- 2.31
- Weekend nursing
- 3.38
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 19%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—26.8%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.4%2.2%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.5%11.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5%2.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
2.5%9.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20.6%13.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.8%14.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
14.6%28.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%2.3%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—95.5%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.8%73.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
45%40.9%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure it had a pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, and other pests. Cited July 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 925 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to let the resident help develop and carry out their own care plan. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 553 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 48.8 residents on an average day (98% of 50 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.