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The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Settled in the tranquil neighborhood of Forest Valley Drive, Forest Hill, MD, Sterling Care Forest Hill is a reliable senior living community focusing on medical services including long-term care, skilled nursing, outpatient therapy, cardiac care, and hospice services. Featuring newly renovated residences, the community ensures seniors experience unrivaled comfort and convenience. The community strives to provide the highest quality of care and assistance around the clock for seniors to flourish and reach their full potential.
Alongside comprehensive care, the community also features state-of-the-art amenities to promote an active and blissful retirement. Outdoor trips and plenty of fun games are orchestrated for residents’ enjoyment. Sterling Care Forest Hill is great for seniors looking to make the most out of their golden years in its beautifully designed campus.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 89th out of 144 homes in Maryland. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
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Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
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32m per day | ▼ 36% State avg: 50m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
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LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
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1h 8m per day | ▲ 26% State avg: 54m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
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Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
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2h 10m per day | ■ Avg State avg: 2h 10m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
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Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
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3h 29m per day | ■ Avg State avg: 3h 29m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
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Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
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8m per day | ▲ 60% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
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Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
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22m per day | ▼ 41% State avg: 37m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
In Maryland, the Department of Health, Office of Health Care Quality is the state agency that conducts unannounced inspections and issues reports for all assisted living and nursing facilities.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Maryland state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Citations
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This Facility | MD Average | vs. MD Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total citations
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
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45 | 4 | This facility has 1025% more total citations than a typical Maryland nursing home (45 vs. MD avg 4).↑ 1025% worse |
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Citations per year
Average citations per year since 2018.
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5.6 | 0.5 | This facility has 1020% more citations per year than a typical Maryland nursing home (5.6 vs. MD avg 0.5).↑ 1020% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Maryland average 3.9
Last Health inspection on Aug 2024
Maryland average 49.9
Maryland average 12.81
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
43 of 44 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 1 of 44 resulted from complaint investigations.
100% worse than Maryland average
Maryland average: 0.5
100% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 0.6
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
32% worse than Maryland average
0% compared with Maryland average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
All 16 RN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
16
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.5 hours
Assists with medical care and medications.
All 28 LPN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
28
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.3 hours
Helps with daily care and mobility.
All 81 CNA Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
81
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.2 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
1,894 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 81 | 0 | 81 | 26,649 | 92 | 100% | 8.2 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 28 | 0 | 28 | 10,891 | 92 | 100% | 8.3 |
| Registered Nurse | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5,031 | 92 | 100% | 8.5 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2,067 | 80 | 87% | 7.5 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,944 | 81 | 88% | 8 |
| Occupational Therapist | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1,894 | 80 | 87% | 11.7 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1,829 | 90 | 98% | 7.8 |
| Administrator | 2 | 0 | 2 | 616 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 514 | 69 | 75% | 7.4 |
| Dental Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 505 | 61 | 66% | 8.3 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 452 | 57 | 62% | 7.9 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 47 | 51% | 9.2 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 410 | 60 | 65% | 6.8 |
| Medical Director | 1 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 14 | 15% | 8 |
Includes penalties issued in 2024
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
84% lower than Maryland average
Maryland average: $61K
33% fewer fines than Maryland average
Maryland average: 1.5
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
0
100% fewer payment denials than Maryland average
Maryland average: 0.1
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
1 penalty in the past 3 years
Aug 14, 2024 · $10K
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Aug 14, 2024
Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
11.1
14% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 12.9
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
26.4
In line with Maryland average
Maryland average: 25.7
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
26.9%
13% worse than Maryland average
Maryland average: 23.7%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
18.8%
32% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 27.7%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
33.4%
29% worse than Maryland average
Maryland average: 25.9%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
1.9%
17% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 2.3%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
4.3%
34% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 6.5%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%
83% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 1.6%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
3.6%
38% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 5.8%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
25.1%
24% worse than Maryland average
Maryland average: 20.2%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
3.8%
71% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 12.9%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
96.0%
In line with Maryland average
Maryland average: 92.0%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
97.1%
In line with Maryland average
Maryland average: 96.6%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
0.79
40% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 1.32
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
0.69
43% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 1.21
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
76.2%
In line with Maryland average
Maryland average: 78.4%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
1.1%
19% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 1.4%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
68.0%
16% worse than Maryland average
Maryland average: 80.6%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
20.3%
In line with Maryland average
Maryland average: 21.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
7.6%
23% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 9.9%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
1.1%
45% worse than Maryland average
Maryland average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
56.7%
6% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
57.3%
13% better than Maryland average
Maryland average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
66% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
31% of new residents, often for short stays.
4% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
128
Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
State-approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program on-site
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Sterling Care Forest Hill based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #72 / 145Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 72nd out of 145 homes in Maryland. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Maryland average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Total Residents: 156
Building Type: Two-story
Most residents typically stay for a few weeks or months before returning home or moving on.
2.2 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Forest Hill's city center to Sterling Care Forest Hill's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Sterling Care Forest Hill is located in Forest Hill, Maryland.
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Sterling Care Forest Hill is in the Forest Hill neighborhood of Forest Hill.
Sterling Care Forest Hill has a walk score of 61. Moderately walkable. Some errands can be accomplished on foot, with a mix of nearby amenities.
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Sterling Care Forest Hill is located at 109 Forest Valley Dr, Forest Hill, MD 21050, United States.
(410) 838-0101 will put you in contact with the team at Sterling Care Forest Hill.
Yes — Sterling Care Forest Hill is a CMS-certified provider of Medicare and Medicaid.
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