Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Althea Woodland Nursing Home
1000 Daleview Drive, Silver Spring, MD · (301) 434-2646
- Certified beds
- 50
- Residents per day
- 48
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 1, 1991
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Maryland.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Maryland homes
Althea Woodland Nursing Home carries 48 inspection points. That is fewer than 81% of Maryland's 219 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Maryland: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–32 pts
- 4★ 32–72 pts
- 3★ 72–104.75 pts
- 2★ 104.75–158.12 pts
- 1★ over 158.12 pts
Bars show every rated home in Maryland by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
26 health citations on record since 2021. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights6D
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
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
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- D
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
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
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Pharmacy Service4D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
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.
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services2D
- D
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- D
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspection history
2026-06-23
7 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
2025-04-25
13 health deficiencies · 18 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2021-04-09
6 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts better | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine17.4 pts worse | 75.7% | 93.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.1 pts worse | 92.0% | 96.1% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.8 pts better | 1.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms21.9 pts better | 1.9% | 23.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts worse | 6.1% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.6 pts better | 15.2% | 16.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12.3 pts worse | 26.4% | 14.1% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened8.7 pts better | 11.2% | 19.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.9 pts worse | 22.5% | 19.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts worse | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.5 pts worse | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.6 pts better | 20.6% | 24.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers5.8 pts worse | 11.5% | 5.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine35.3 pts worse | 44.4% | 79.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts better | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine46.5 pts worse | 34.8% | 81.3% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer, Toni | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 1 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meyer, Philip | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
30 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke9F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- D
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems6F
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Egress5E
- E
Meet other general requirements.
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Emergency Preparedness4D
- D
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- C
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- C
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- C
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- C
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Services3E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- E
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- D
Enure that solid fuel-burning fireplaces are not in patient sleeping areas.
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