The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
MONTCARE AT WHEATON
WHEATON, MD · Medicare-certified · 94 beds
In good standing
For-profit
3 of 5 overall
Montcare at Wheaton has an overall 3-star rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating, 3-star staffing, and 5-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.69 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were $0 fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.695 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 11, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.695.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.87
- Nurse aides
- 1.90
- Weekend nursing
- 3.18
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 34%
Registered nurse turnover: 57%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.4%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
13.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
5.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
76.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
89.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 35 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 16 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 88.9 residents on an average day (95% of 94 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 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.