Knollwood HSC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Knollwood HSC is a 69-bed nonprofit nursing home in Washington, District of Columbia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% above the District of Columbia average of 2.59.
Knollwood HSC
6200 Oregon Ave NWWashington, DC 20015
The District County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Knollwood HSC, nurse aides logged 3.24 hours per resident per day, 25% above the District of Columbia average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | District of Columbia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.24 | 2.59 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.62 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.40 | 1.55 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.58 | 4.77 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.07 | 4.36 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Knollwood HSC in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 26, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (District of Columbia average 23.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Knollwood HSC holds 4 of 5 overall; the District of Columbia average is 3.4.
About Knollwood HSC
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: The Army Distaff Foundation Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 28, 1992
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Knollwood HSC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ingleside at Rock Creek Washington · staffing data not validated | 0.8 | 34 | — | — | 50.0% | 3 | $39,419 |
| Forest Hills of DC Washington | 1.5 | 55 | 2.51 | 4.49 | 25.5% | 5 | None |
| Fox Chase Healthcare Silver Spring | 1.8 | 87 | 1.97 | 3.30 | 64.5% | 1 | None |
| Lisner Louise Dickson Hurthome Washington | 1.8 | 60 | 2.89 | 4.84 | 14.6% | 5 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase Chevy Chase | 2.0 | 172 | 1.85 | 3.20 | 42.0% | 3 | None |
| Woodside Rehab & Nursing Silver Spring · many days without an RN | 2.4 | 92 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home Washington | 2.6 | 164 | 1.97 | 3.39 | 47.0% | 3 | $97,426 |
| Sligo Creek Healthcare Takoma Park | 2.8 | 102 | 2.00 | 3.40 | 35.6% | 3 | $12,740 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.