The home failed to properly watch nurse aides' work and provide regular training. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 730 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(7) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
STERLING CARE HILLHAVEN
ADELPHI, MD · Medicare-certified · 66 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
STERLING CARE HILLHAVEN (Adelphi, MD) has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with top scores for health inspections and quality measures but a 1 out of 5 staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 4.03 hours per resident per day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.027 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 9, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.027.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.99
- Nurse aides
- 2.51
- Weekend nursing
- 3.87
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15%9.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8.4%2.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
10.7%9.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
4.5%14.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
6.9%5.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.2%25.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
17.9%54.2%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—93.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.4%67.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited November 2018 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure a resident could get needed vision and hearing services. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 685 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of STERLING CARE · 6 homes · 4.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 57.5 residents on an average day (87% of 66 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.