Nursing home report
BEL AIR, MD · Medicare-certified · 155 beds
STERLING CARE BEL AIR has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its health inspection and staffing ratings are both 2 stars, with reported nurse staffing at 3.64 hours per resident per day below the federal benchmark of 4.1; it has no fines in the last 24 months but does have a recent abuse citation.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6365 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6365.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited March 2018 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to get a doctor’s admission order and make sure the resident was under a doctor’s care. Cited March 2018 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 710 — 42 CFR §483.30 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to make sure it did not hire anyone with a record of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 606 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
