79/100
Above average
Friends Nursing Home
17340 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
- Certified beds
- 82
- Occupancy
- 79%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$22,965 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 8 penalty action(s).
Our read on Friends Nursing Home
Friends Nursing Home in Sandy Spring runs on remarkably steady staffing for a nonprofit church-affiliated home: 3.94 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, and weekend coverage that holds essentially level with weekdays. That consistency shows in the 15.3% annual turnover, roughly a third of the national rate. The trade-offs sit elsewhere. Eighteen deficiencies on record, three tied to abuse, with eight fines totaling $22,965, none at the harm level, but enough to pull the inspection picture down from perfect despite a recent May 2025 visit. Quality measure scores land at 2 of 5, the weakest number here.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
21/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.28 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.74 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing holds steady
Staff stability
15/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →15% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
8/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$22,965 in federal fines across 8 action(s)
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: May 26, 2026 (5 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
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Common questions about Friends Nursing Home
What is the ElderGrade for Friends Nursing Home? +
Friends Nursing Home holds an ElderGrade of B (79 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Friends Nursing Home? +
Residents receive an average of 3.94 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Friends Nursing Home been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Friends Nursing Home accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Friends Nursing Home is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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