Potomac Falls Health & Rehab Center

Nursing home in Sterling, VA

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 46531 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA 20164
Phone: (703) 834-5800
Listed under: For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 495179
Overall star rating: 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 150
Average residents per day: 147
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Ccsp Nova LLC
Chain: Commonwealth Care of Roanoke (12 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Mar 8, 1988
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 495179. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 2, 2021. CMS lists 37 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 23, 2017 to Dec 2, 2021): 0 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Dec 2, 2021	Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. Environmental	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2021	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 37. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.81 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.64 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.00 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.43 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 27%
RN turnover (yearly): 46%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.