2/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
2/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Peacefully set in the tree-lined neighborhood of Silver Spring, MD, Bel Pre Healthcare Center is an outstanding community that offers skilled nursing. Here, residents receive different levels of care, depending on their unique needs. With a kind and highly trained team available around the clock, residents are guaranteed to live their golden years without worries.
Featuring a well-thought-out calendar of fun activities and engaging programs, residents have plenty of things to do for recreation and wellness. Therapy services including occupational and physical therapy, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care are available to enhance residents’ living conditions. Delightful and healthy meals are served for residents’ nutritional needs and preferences. The community is great for those who need supplementary care to live comfortably in their later years.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 1h 19m per day | ▲ 59% State avg: 50m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 57m per day | ▲ 6% State avg: 54m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 15m per day | ▲ 4% State avg: 2h 10m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 3h 55m per day | ▲ 12% State avg: 3h 29m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 7m per day | ▲ 36% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 1h 4m per day | ▲ 72% State avg: 37m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Key information about the people who lead and staff this community.
In Maryland, the Department of Health, Office of Health Care Quality is the state agency that conducts unannounced inspections and issues reports for all assisted living and nursing facilities.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Maryland state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Citations
| This Facility | MD Average | vs. MD Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total citations
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 56 | 4 | This facility has 1300% more total citations than a typical Maryland nursing home (56 vs. MD avg 4).↑ 1300% worse |
|
Citations per year
Average citations per year since 2019.
| 8 | 0.6 | This facility has 1233% more citations per year than a typical Maryland nursing home (8 vs. MD avg 0.6).↑ 1233% worse |
|
Citations per inspection
Average citations per inspection.
| 14 | 0.8 | This facility has 1650% more citations per inspection than a typical Maryland nursing home (14 vs. MD avg 0.8).↑ 1650% worse |
Inspections
| This Facility | MD Average | vs. MD Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 4 | 5 | This facility has 20% fewer total inspections than a typical Maryland nursing home (4 vs. MD avg 5).↓ 20% better |
Maryland average 3.9
Last Health inspection on Feb 2025
Maryland average 49.9
Maryland average 12.81
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
41 of 55 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 14 of 55 resulted from complaint investigations.
100% worse than Maryland averageMaryland average: 0.5
100% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 0.6
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
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Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
67% more staff per resident than Maryland average
8% worse than Maryland average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
57 total: 26 full-time employees and 31 contractors.
57
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.8 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
65 total: 15 full-time employees and 50 contractors.
65
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.8 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
All 57 CNA Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
57
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
5,695 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 57 | 0 | 57 | 15,234 | 92 | 100% | 7 |
| Registered Nurse | 26 | 31 | 57 | 7,258 | 92 | 100% | 7.8 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 15 | 50 | 65 | 6,095 | 92 | 100% | 7.8 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1,405 | 77 | 84% | 8.6 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 7 | 7 | 831 | 80 | 87% | 5.7 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 795 | 86 | 93% | 7.7 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 6 | 6 | 783 | 70 | 76% | 7.6 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 2 | 4 | 6 | 701 | 75 | 82% | 7.2 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 4 | 1 | 5 | 698 | 59 | 64% | 7.8 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 1 | 6 | 7 | 588 | 72 | 78% | 7.1 |
| Administrator | 2 | 0 | 2 | 552 | 51 | 55% | 8 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 534 | 55 | 60% | 9.7 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 512 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 496 | 62 | 67% | 8 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 384 | 48 | 52% | 8 |
| Dental Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 341 | 43 | 47% | 7.9 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 1 | 0 | 1 | 339 | 45 | 49% | 7.5 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 43 | 47% | 5.5 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 22% | 3 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 7% | 7.3 |
| Qualified Activities Professional | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4% | 2 |
Includes penalties issued in 2025
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
21% lower than Maryland averageMaryland average: $61K
33% fewer fines than Maryland averageMaryland average: 1.5
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
0
100% fewer payment denials than Maryland averageMaryland average: 0.1
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
1 penalty in the past 3 years
Feb 4, 2025 · $49K
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Feb 4, 2025Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
5.3
59% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 12.9
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
12.2
52% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 25.7
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
4.8%
80% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 23.7%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
10.5%
62% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 27.7%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
21.4%
17% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 25.9%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
2.9%
27% worse than Maryland averageMaryland average: 2.3%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
7.1%
10% worse than Maryland averageMaryland average: 6.5%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.7%
54% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 1.6%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
1.1%
81% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 5.8%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
5.8%
71% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 20.2%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
10.0%
23% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 12.9%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
99.3%
8% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 92.0%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
98.8%
In line with Maryland averageMaryland average: 96.6%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
0.47
64% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 1.32
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
4.76
293% worse than Maryland averageMaryland average: 1.21
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
72.9%
7% worse than Maryland averageMaryland average: 78.4%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
100% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 1.4%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
81.8%
In line with Maryland averageMaryland average: 80.6%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
19.7%
7% better than Maryland averageMaryland average: 21.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
11.8%
19% worse than Maryland averageMaryland average: 9.9%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
12% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
42% of new residents, often for short stays.
46% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
77Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Bel Pre Healthcare Center from 2012–2024, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 06/2024.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Rank #99 / 148Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 99th out of 148 homes in Maryland. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the Maryland average. Well-run Maryland facilities typically land around 49–57% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Rankings are based only on facilities in Maryland that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Housing Options: Private / Semi-Private Rooms
Building Type: Single-story
Housekeeping Services
Recreational Activities
Exercise Programs
Most residents stay for extended periods and receive ongoing daily care.
New residents most often arrive under Medicaid (46% of admissions), and a typical Medicaid stay runs around 5 - 6 months.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
7.9 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Silver Spring's city center to Bel Pre Healthcare Center's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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The information below is reported by the Maryland Department of Health, Office of Health Care Quality.
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MD AVG
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MD AVG
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MD AVG
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102
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42
MD AVG
49.9
Rank
#77 / 149 | 10.5 | 1 | 95 | - |
60
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60
MD AVG
43
Rank
#316 / 985 | Woodside Park MD Holdco LLC | $5.8M | $2.4M | 41.3%
Facility
41.3%
MD AVG
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Rank
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| Montcare Wheaton | NH HC MC NC PC | Wheaton | 94
Facility
94
MD AVG
43
Rank
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Facility
58
MD AVG
49.9
Rank
#107 / 149 | 19.3 | - | 89 | - |
63
Facility
63
MD AVG
43
Rank
#273 / 985 | Md3 Operator Holdco LLC | $3.0M | $1.5M | 51.2%
Facility
51.2%
MD AVG
38.5%
Rank
#83 / 148 | 215048 | ||||
| Bel Pre Healthcare Center | NH HC MC RC | Silver Spring (Bel Pre Road) | 100
Facility
100
MD AVG
43
Rank
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Facility
55
MD AVG
49.9
Rank
#101 / 149 | 13.8 | 1 | 75 | F |
52
Facility
52
MD AVG
43
Rank
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48.3%
MD AVG
38.5%
Rank
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140
MD AVG
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Rank
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Facility
42
MD AVG
49.9
Rank
#77 / 149 | 10.5 | 2 | 127 | - |
32
Facility
32
MD AVG
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Rank
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41.8%
MD AVG
38.5%
Rank
#110 / 148 | 215043 |
Bel Pre Healthcare Center is located in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Bel Pre Healthcare Center is in the Bel Pre Road neighborhood of Silver Spring.
Bel Pre Healthcare Center has a walk score of 52. Moderately walkable. Some errands can be accomplished on foot, with a mix of nearby amenities.
Bel Pre Healthcare Center's occupancy is 93.7%.
Yes — there are 4 photos of Bel Pre Healthcare Center in the photo gallery on this page.
Bel Pre Healthcare Center is located at 2601 Bel Pre Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906.
(301) 598-6000 will put you in contact with the team at Bel Pre Healthcare Center.
Yes — Bel Pre Healthcare Center is a CMS-certified provider of Medicare and Medicaid.
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