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Bel Pre Healthcare Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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2601 Bel Pre Road,
Silver Spring MD 20906

(301) 598-6000

80.9% estimated occupancy 1

Bel Pre Healthcare Center is one of five available facilities located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Sporting an overall score of B, this nursing home is a very good option. If you take a look at the other options in Silver Spring, we are confident you will find this place to be a better option than most nursing homes in the city. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

To go along with its strong overall score, this facility received a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. There are several datapoints within this area. Most of these factors relate to nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Turning to another one of this nursing home's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection score. Inspections proved to be one of its best categories. In that area, we gave this nursing home an B+. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home was given a favorable short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that area with a score of B+. Short-term care grades are typically employed to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To provide highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The final area we looked at was long-term care. We gave it a C in this category. This is a decent grade in this category. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 98.6014 percent of its residents. This nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Bel Pre Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 10.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 2.06% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 12.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 13.59% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 11.04% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 90.84% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 20.64% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 24.5% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 24.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 9.63 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Bel Pre Healthcare Center, 73.32% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Silver Spring, MD

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Silver Spring, Maryland has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Medstar Montgomery Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.42 miles away18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney Maryland 20832Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 774-8882
  • Holy Cross HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.25 miles away1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring Maryland 20910Voluntary non-profit - Church(301) 754-7000
  • Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.67 miles away12100 Plum Orchard Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 891-5651
  • Walter Reed National Military Med CenAcute Care - Department of Defense 6.78 miles away8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland 20889Department of Defense(301) 295-4000
  • Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.19 miles away8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda Maryland 20814Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 896-2576
  • Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.87 miles away9901 Medical Center Drive Rockville Maryland 20850Voluntary non-profit - Private(240) 826-6527
  • University of Md Laurel Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.15 miles away7300 Van Dusen Road Laurel Maryland 20707Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 725-4300
  • Sibley Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.24 miles away5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington District of Columbia 20016Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 537-4680

Nearby Dialysis

  • Brownwood Dialysis LLC3.16 miles away5544 Norbeck Rd Rockville Maryland 20853CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 460-2090
  • Renal Treatment Center - Wheaton3.22 miles awayWheaton Park Shopping Ctr 11941 Georgia Ave Silver Spring Maryland 20902CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (301) 949-9620
  • Bma - Wheaton3.84 miles away10901b Georgia Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20902Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 933-1307
  • Us Renal Care - Rockville4.38 miles away11800 a Nebel St Rockville Maryland 20852Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 468-3221
  • Cadia Dialysis Springbrook4.82 miles away12325 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 11 (301) 244-3028
  • Fmc - Silver Spring4.82 miles away12120 Plum Orchard Rd Ste 140 Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 572-2484
  • Bedell Dialysis, LLC4.82 miles away13875 Outlet Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 890-1504
  • Bma - Rockville5.3 miles away7524 Standish Pl Ste 100-B Derwood Maryland 20855Dialysis Stations: 16 (301) 610-0711

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=215065