Friends Nursing Home
17340 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, MD, 20860
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 82 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 18.3% — lower than most Maryland nursing homesMaryland avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 0% — lower than most Maryland nursing homesMaryland avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Maryland averageMaryland avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 8 fines · $22,965 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 215211
- Certified beds
- 82 beds · avg 65 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Friends House Retirement Community Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Virginia Ruff
W-2 Managing Employee · 20% · since 2017
- Barbara Gibian
Corporate Director · since 2016
- James Bell
Corporate Director · since 2016
- Eileen h Stanzione
Corporate Director · since 2015
- Kendall Anthony
Corporate Director · since 2015
- Margaret Myer
Corporate Director · since 2015
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)
- D0609·May 14, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0908·May 14, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0880·May 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·May 14, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0697·May 14, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0657·May 14, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0656·May 14, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0584·May 14, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20238 fines · $23K
Most recent events
- Nov 20, 2023Fine · $3,904
- Nov 13, 2023Fine · $3,496
- Nov 6, 2023Fine · $3,208
- Oct 30, 2023Fine · $2,857
- Oct 23, 2023Fine · $2,447
- Oct 17, 2023Fine · $2,098
Largest single fine on record: $3,904.
Fire-safety citations
21 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 14, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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