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Friends Nursing Home

17340 QUAKER LANE, SANDY SPRING, MD, 20860

(301) 924-7531

82 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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17340 Quaker Lane

Sandy Spring, MD 20860

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

2415013

CMS facility ID

215211

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Friends Nursing Home

Street address

17340 QUAKER LANE

City / state / ZIP

Sandy Spring, MD 20860

Phone

(301) 924-7531

State license #

2415013

About this facility — Friends Nursing Home

Friends Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sandy Spring, Maryland. It is licensed for 82 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maryland (120 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Sandy Spring and 221 skilled nursing facilities across Maryland. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Friends Nursing Home 45 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $22,965 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Anthony, Kendall

Director — since 2015

Bell, James

Director — since 2016

Gibian, Barbara

Director — since 2016

Harrington, Kevin

Managing employee · Director — since 2012

Joyner, Carlotta

Director — since 2013

Messenger, Rachel

Director — since 2014

Myer, Margaret

Director — since 2015

Pardoe, Linda

Director — since 2013

Ruff, Virginia

Managing employee · Officer — since 2012

Shook, Megan

Director — since 2007

Smallwood, John

Director — since 2014

Stanzione, Eileen

Director — since 2015

Wright, Alan

Director — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1990-01-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$22,965 total

Last standard inspection

2026-05-26

Nurse staffing

3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$431 per day (≈ $13,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

47% Medicaid · 23% Medicare · 30% private/other

Occupancy

75% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

2% below the MD median of $439/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Long Term Care

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0584

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0605

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-07-10

2025-05-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0584

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-07-10

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2025-07-10

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (31 citations)

2024-11-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-12-12

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-12-12

2021-05-20Health inspection3 citations

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2021-07-03

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2021-07-03

F-0730

B · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2021-07-03

2026-05-26Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K-0362

E · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

2025-05-14Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0004

D · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-09-10

K-0100

D · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0362

D · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-09-10

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-08-15

2021-05-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0331

D · No harm found

Construct fire resistant interior walls.

Corrected 2021-06-30

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-06-30

K-0355

B · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2021-06-30

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2021-06-30

K-0923

B · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2021-06-30

Federal penalties

2023-11-20Fine$3,904

2023-11-13Fine$3,496

2023-11-06Fine$3,208

2023-10-30Fine$2,857

2023-10-23Fine$2,447

2023-10-17Fine$2,098

2023-10-10Fine$1,810

2023-09-18Fine$3,145

Total fines$22,965

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 215211.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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