Sterling Care Bel Air
Nursing home in Bel Air, Maryland, CMS certification number 215312
410 East McPhail Road, Bel Air, MD 21014 · Harford County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 155
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sterling Care Bel Air take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sterling Care Bel Air is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sterling Care Bel Air reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.52
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.46
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.10
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.96
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 39.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 13, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sterling Care Bel Air in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 134.2 residents live here, about 87% of its 155 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 155
- Average residents per day
- 134.2
- Certified since
- September 16, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sterling Care Bel Air
- Legal business name
- Bel Air SNF Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Sterling Care, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Sterling Care Bel Air
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- Sterling Care Riverside1123 Belcamp Garth, Belcamp 21017
- Glen Meadows Retirement Com.11630 Glen Arm Road, Glen Arm 21057
- Lorien Bulle Rock1501 Blenheim Farm Lane, Havre De Grace 21078
Who inspects nursing homes in Maryland
Maryland's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Maryland, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Sterling Care Bel Air, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Sterling Care Bel Air
What is the CMS star rating of Sterling Care Bel Air?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sterling Care Bel Air accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sterling Care Bel Air?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sterling Care Bel Air?
Bel Air SNF Operator LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.