Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center
46531 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA, 20164
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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
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke
- Certified beds
- 150 · avg 145 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 28.3% — lower than most Virginia nursing homesVirginia avg: 48.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 42.3% — lower than most Virginia nursing homesVirginia avg: 48.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Virginia averageVirginia avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 495179
- Certified beds
- 150 beds · avg 145 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Ccsp Nova Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Commonwealth Care Of Roanoke
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Commonwealth Care of Roanoke chain — 12 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Brenda k White
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2020
- Joe Alesantrino
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- David Tucker
Corporate Officer · since 2010
- Bdsheffer Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2010
- Brady Sheffer
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2010
- Commonwealth Care of Roanoke Inc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2010
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 37)
- D0919·Dec 2, 2021
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- D0842·Dec 2, 2021
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0812·Dec 2, 2021
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·Dec 2, 2021
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- E0760·Dec 2, 2021
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0698·Dec 2, 2021
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E0656·Dec 2, 2021
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.
- D0640·Dec 2, 2021
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 2, 2021. 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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