Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center
46531 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA · (703) 834-5800
- Certified beds
- 150
- Residents per day
- 148
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 8, 1988
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How this home got 5 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 Virginia.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Virginia homes
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center carries 32 inspection points. That is fewer than 74% of Virginia's 287 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Virginia: 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★ 0–16 pts
- 4★ 16–45 pts
- 3★ 45–76.5 pts
- 2★ 76.5–168.75 pts
- 1★ over 168.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in Virginia 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
30 health citations on record since 2018. 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 Rights10D
- D
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- 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
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- 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
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning8E
- E
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Pharmacy Service4E
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E
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.
Quality of Life and Care4D
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-09-17
4 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
2021-12-02
14 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (6 deficiencies)
2018-10-11
12 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 51 min of nursing staff time a day, 37 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 51 min
Virginia average
3 h 53 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 54% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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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 days0.2 pts better | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts better | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.6 pts better | 99.8% | 91.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.1 pts worse | 88.2% | 93.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.8 pts better | 0.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms20.5 pts better | 0.0% | 20.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.7 pts better | 3.6% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication10.1 pts better | 10.6% | 20.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.5 pts better | 11.7% | 14.2% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened8.8 pts worse | 23.0% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2 pts worse | 16.5% | 14.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.2 pts worse | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.4 pts better | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.1 pts worse | 21.4% | 21.3% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.2 pts better | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine20.8 pts better | 95.0% | 74.2% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.2 pts better | 7.3% | 11.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine13.9 pts better | 87.2% | 73.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.7 pts better | 21.3% | 22.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Care LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 2 facilities |
| Dj Petrine LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 48% | 7 facilities |
| Bdsheffer LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 20% | 6 facilities |
| Goodall, Lury | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 15% | 7 facilities |
| Stallard, Patricia | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 10% | 7 facilities |
| Tucker, David | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 7% | 12 facilities |
| Alesantrino, Joe | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Petrine, Deborah | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Tucker, David | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| White, Brenda | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
7 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Egress2D
- D
Meet other general requirements.
- D
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Smoke1D
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Services1D
- D
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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