Nursing home
Kensington Healthcare Center
3000 Mccomas Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Kensington Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kensington, Maryland. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.50 hours per resident per day, below the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Feb 27, 2025 cited 19 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $78,815In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kensington Healthcare 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) | 3.50 | 3.87 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.65 | 0.81 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.1% | 40.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 19.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $78,815, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Kensington Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · 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 · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure resident rooms meet each resident's needs.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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
- 3000 Mccomas Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895 - CMS certification #
- 215043
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 131.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-01-01
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kensington Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 5, 2024: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Mar 21, 2024. 4 violations cited (2 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $2,275 proposed, $2,275 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kensington Nursing, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Electrical wiring and grounding (1910.304(g)(6)(iii)). Penalty $1,225 proposed, $1,225 now.
- Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(1)(ii)). Penalty $1,050 proposed, $1,050 now.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(e)(1)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 18, 2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. 3.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oakview, Silver Spring. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Professional Healthcare Resources Of Maryland, Inc., Kensington. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 20895 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bma - Wheaton, Silver Spring, 0.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Wheaton Dialysis Center, Wheaton, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, 2.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 20895.
Holy Cross Home Care And Hospice, office in Silver Spring, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice, office in Rockville, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Capital Hospice, office in Washington, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Maryland Medical First Pa, Silver Spring. 1.9 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kensington Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kensington Healthcare 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 Kensington Healthcare Center staffed?
Kensington Healthcare Center reports 3.50 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Kensington Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 19 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kensington Healthcare Center have?
Kensington Healthcare Center is certified for 140 beds.