Nursing home
Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center
18131 Slade School Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 190 certified beds
Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sandy Spring, Maryland. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.24 hours per resident per day, above the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Apr 1, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Maryland and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Maryland avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.24 | 3.87 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.98 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.46 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.3% | 40.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 18131 Slade School Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860 - CMS certification #
- 215200
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 190
- Avg residents/day
- 167.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-06-02
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Medstar Montgomery Medical Center, Olney. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Friends Nursing Home, Sandy Spring. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Comprehensive Home Health Care Agency, Silver Spring. 7.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Tru Health Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 20860 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Rock Creek Dialysis, Rockville, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bma - Rockville, Rockville, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Briggs Chaney Dialysis, Silver Spring, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 20860.
Montgomery Hospice & Prince Georges Hospice, office in Rockville, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice, office in Rockville, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Holy Cross Home Care And Hospice, office in Silver Spring, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC, Olney. 0.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center staffed?
Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center reports 4.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center have?
Brooke Grove Rehab. & Nursing Center is certified for 190 beds.