Nursing home
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center
46531 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA 20164 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke (12 facilities) · 150 certified beds
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sterling, Virginia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.70 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Dec 2, 2021 cited 14 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center compares
This facility vs. the Virginia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Virginia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.70 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.5% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 14.5 | 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 Potomac Falls Health & Rehab 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
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - 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 · Dec 2, 2021
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - 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 · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021 - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2021
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
- 46531 Harry Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA 20164 - CMS certification #
- 495179
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 150
- Avg residents/day
- 147.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-03-08
- Chain
- Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke (12 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke
Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke operates 12 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Reston Hospital Center, Reston. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Johnson Cntr/falcons Landing, Potomac Falls. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- First Choice Home Care, Sterling. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Giant Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 20164 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Cdc Sterling Dialysis, Sterling, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Reston Dialysis Center, Herndon, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Ashburn Dialysis, Ashburn, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 20164.
The Medical Team, office in Reston, 6.5 miles away, straight line
Caregivers Hospice, office in Vienna, 10.3 miles away, straight line
Promedica Hospice (Fairfax), office in Farifax, 10.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kholood Ahmed, MD, Herndon. 2.5 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 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 |
| 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 Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center staffed?
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center reports 3.70 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center have?
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center is certified for 150 beds.