Friends Nursing Home
Nursing home in Sandy Spring, Maryland, CMS certification number 215211
17340 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 · Montgomery County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 82
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- $18,010 (6)
Does Friends Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Friends Nursing Home is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Friends Nursing Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.93
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.75
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.88
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.31
- Weekend total hours
- 3.85
- Nursing staff turnover
- 17.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 26, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 14, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Friends Nursing Home 6 times in the past 3 years, for $18,010 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 63.7 residents live here, about 78% of its 82 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 63.7
- Certified since
- January 1, 1990
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Friends Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Friends House Retirement Community Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Friends Nursing Home
- Brooke Grove Rehab. & NSG Ctr18131 Slade School Road, Sandy Spring 20860
- Bedford Court Healthcare Cent.3701 International Drive, Silver Spring 20906
- Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center3227 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring 20906
- Harmony Suites Rehabilitation and Wellness Center13908 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring 20904
- Fairland Center2101 Fairland Road, Silver Spring 20904
Who inspects nursing homes in Maryland
Maryland's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Maryland, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Friends Nursing Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Friends Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Friends Nursing Home?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Friends Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Friends Nursing Home?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Friends Nursing Home?
Friends House Retirement Community Inc, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.