Forestville Healthcare Center

    7420 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.82·(95)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.5
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      1.4
    • Amenities

      2.4
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical and occupational therapy program
    • Demonstrated improvements in mobility and function
    • Compassionate nurses and caregiving aides
    • Supportive and skilled rehabilitation staff
    • Attentive, patient-focused bedside care in many cases
    • Helpful admissions and paperwork assistance
    • Welcoming, family-friendly community spaces
    • On-site salon and ancillary services
    • Periods of reliable housekeeping and cleanliness
    • Engaging social environment and resident fellowship
    • Responsive front-office/management under recent leadership
    • Reasonable pricing and customer-service orientation
    • Helpful discharge planning and therapy-driven outcomes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent sanitation and odor control in resident and common areas
    • Variable nursing-care quality across shifts
    • Inadequate staffing levels, particularly overnight
    • Delayed response to call bells and assistance requests
    • Inconsistent medication administration and documentation controls
    • Unreliable meal quality and gaps in dietary management
    • Weak intake and admission procedures
    • Poor facility maintenance and environmental upkeep
    • Incontinence-care delays and toileting-assistance gaps
    • Front-desk accessibility and visitation-protocol inconsistencies
    • Gaps in family communication and clinical-incident follow-up
    • Pest-control concerns in dining and resident areas
    • Uneven infection-control and door-access practices
    • Variability between rehabilitation excellence and nursing/operations

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a strongly mixed picture of care at this facility. A consistent strength is the rehabilitation program: physical and occupational therapy staff are described as highly skilled, outcomes-focused, and effective at restoring mobility and independence for many residents. Multiple reviewers credited therapists and rehab leadership with substantive, measurable functional gains and timely discharge planning. Alongside therapy, individual nurses, CNAs, and aides are frequently described as compassionate, attentive, and helpful with paperwork and family coordination.

    Counterbalancing those positives are recurring operational weaknesses that affect daily living and safety. Cleanliness and odor-control were uneven across the facility; reviewers indicated sanitation issues in both resident rooms and common areas and raised pest-control concerns around dining. Facility maintenance items — peeling paint, holes in walls, worn furnishings, and nonworking equipment — were repeatedly noted. Staffing adequacy and consistency were a frequent theme: overnight staffing and responsiveness to call bells were described as unreliable, and reviewers described variability in nursing skill, tone, and timeliness across shifts. These patterns translate into delayed assistance for toileting and transfers, concerns about safe transfer/bed practices, and inconsistent follow-through on dietary restrictions and medication documentation.

    Dining and nutrition emerged as another area of concern. Many families described inconsistent meal quality, problems with meal temperature and presentation, and failures to record or honor dietary restrictions. As a result, families often supplemented meals with home-cooked food. At the same time, some reviewers described competent meal service and a pleasant dining atmosphere, underscoring the variability of experience.

    Communication, admissions, and management practices show similar variability. Several reviewers noted shortcomings in the intake process and paperwork handling, inconsistent front-desk availability, and restrictive or unclear visitation procedures at times. Conversely, other families experienced responsive leadership and praised a newer director and supportive back-office staff. There are isolated allegations of more serious staff-conduct issues and concerns following residents' clinical declines; those items point to the need for strengthened incident-response, documentation, and family communication protocols.

    Activity and social environment received generally positive remarks: community spaces for family gatherings and an overall welcoming culture were noted, as were instances of residents enjoying fellowship and activities. However, aesthetics and programming were sometimes described as minimal or unstimulating.

    In sum, this facility shows a clear strength in rehabilitation services and pockets of caring, effective bedside staff, but also displays systemic operational weaknesses in housekeeping, maintenance, staffing consistency (especially overnight), medication and dietary management, and family communication. Prospective residents and families should prioritize an on-site assessment of current staffing levels, hygiene and maintenance standards, meal service and dietary accommodations, intake and documentation processes, and the facility's approach to incident reporting and family communication before making placement decisions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Forestville Healthcare Center is located at 7420 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD, 20747.

    About Forestville Healthcare Center

    Forestville Healthcare Center sits at 7420 Marlboro Pike in Forestville, and you'll find directions for visiting pretty easily, they've got a dedicated phone number for questions, and you can reach someone Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, no matter your age since they don't have restrictions there. This nursing home belongs to CommuniCare Health, and it's also tied to MedStar Health, so there's a bigger network involved, and Richard Odenthal has managed things since January 2012, while Omg Re Leasing Co, LLC owns 100% of it, which makes it a for-profit corporation, but it's still part of a family-run group that handles skilled nursing and post-acute care. The place has 162 certified beds, the average census hovers around 157 residents, so most beds fill up, and there's ADA accessibility throughout for those who need it, plus things are set up for both short-term stays and longer-term care.

    You'll notice the nurse staff turnover is about 36.2%, so it's a bit better than the state average, and there are memory care wings for people with Alzheimer's or dementia, along with independent and assisted living communities for folks wanting more help or more freedom. Forestville Healthcare Center offers skilled nursing with services like wound care, hospice, palliative care, and help with things like dressing or bathing, plus physical, speech, and occupational therapies are all available when someone's recovering from illness or surgery. Seniors can use Social Security Disability, Medicaid, Medicare, and caregiver support programs to help cover costs, and insurance options support long-term care for those that need it.

    The staff provides general healthcare, keeps up with infection control, and runs programs to support both emotional and physical well-being, and they'll include residents and their families during care planning and transitions, although the facility did get cited for issues with communication during patient discharges and has a history of 40 total deficiencies noted during inspections, with some specifically about infection control. Past fines add up to $16,039 for violations, which mostly relate to infection control and resident care. Meal programs serve one or two prepared meals daily, and residents have access to housekeeping, laundry, and plenty of social activities, like happy hour, bingo, and a holiday cookout when it's warm, just to break up the routine a bit. They do what they can to create a caring environment with personal attention to wellness, and you'll find Forestville Healthcare Center tries to keep folks engaged with the community, especially during rehabilitation, with a range of amenities for daily comfort and safety. The facility focuses on personalized, skilled care and tries to balance the needs of seniors who just need a little help and those who require ongoing support and medical attention. The rating sits at 1.9 from 34 reviews, so it may not be for everyone, but the place covers most of the main needs for nursing, rehab, and long-term support services if you want to look closer.

    People often ask...

    Forestville Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 7420 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747.

    No, Forestville Healthcare Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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