Assisted living
MONTCARE AT WHEATON
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedWHEATON, MDLic. 215048
VBP-SLow SNF VBP readmission measure score (0.0)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
VBP-RElevated VBP readmission rate (23.2%)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
Provided by facility
Montcare Wheaton is a Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation center dedicated to the wellness and recovery of the Silver Spring and Montgomery County community for over 50 years. Located near Holy Cross Hospital, it offers individualized care with comprehensive rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Residents can enjoy spacious rooms, a beautiful courtyard flower garden, and a team of caregivers focused on customer service.
TherapiesOn-Site Rehabilitation Services
Outside AmenitiesGarden
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Medicare overall
3/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.70 total HPRDRN 0.92 · weekend 86%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
6 inspections70 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 215048
Overall: 3/5 · Health: 2/5 · Staffing: 3/5 · QM: 5/5
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Recent inspections
Fire safetyJul 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL7 deficiencies
- K-223SS E — Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- K-324SS D — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-353SS F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-362SS E — Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- K-500SS D — Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-929SS E — Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
Health surveyJul 2024 · CMS35 deficiencies
- F-550SS D — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F-552SS D — Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- F-572SS D — Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- F-578SS 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.
- F-580SS D — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F-584SS 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.
- F-610SS E — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-625SS 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.
- F-637SS D — Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- F-641SS E — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F-655SS E — Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- F-656SS E — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-657SS E — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-692SS D — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- F-693SS D — Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- F-697SS D — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Fire safetySep 2019 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL3 deficiencies
- K-324SS B — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-541SS D — Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
- K-923SS C — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Health surveySep 2019 · CMS7 deficiencies
- F-577SS C — Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-657SS E — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-697SS D — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F-710SS D — Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Fire safetyAug 2018 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL2 deficiencies
- K-353SS C — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-921SS C — Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Health surveyAug 2018 · CMS16 deficiencies
- F-555SS B — Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
- F-580SS D — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F-607SS D — Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F-641SS B — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-679SS D — Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- F-697SS E — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F-711SS D — Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- F-756SS D — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-760SS E — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F-812SS B — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-814SS B — Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F-842SS B — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-925SS B — Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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Write a reviewOperated by Unverified operator (CMS) (privately held) since 1967.
- Sep 2023
operator transition — MD3 OPERATOR HOLDCO LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (100%) — MD3 OPERATOR HOLDCO LLC - Sep 2023
operator transition — GREEN, DOV
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (43%) — GREEN, DOV - Sep 2023
operator transition — MERMELSTEIN, BORUCH
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (45%) — MERMELSTEIN, BORUCH - Sep 2023
operator transition — ZAGER, NACHUM
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