Sterling Care Bethesda
Nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland, CMS certification number 215187
5721 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 · Montgomery County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 200
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sterling Care Bethesda take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sterling Care Bethesda 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sterling Care Bethesda 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
- 3.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.75
- Weekend total hours
- 2.84
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 19%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 27, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 6, 2025, found 11.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sterling Care Bethesda in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 177.7 residents live here, about 89% of its 200 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 177.7
- Certified since
- February 10, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sterling Care Bethesda
- Legal business name
- Bethesda 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 Bethesda
- Tuckerman Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center5550 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda 20852
- Maplewood Park Place9707 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda 20814
- Montcare at Bethesda6530 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda 20817
- Carriage Hill Bethesda5215 Cedar Lane, Bethesda 20814
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington6121 Montrose Road, Rockville 20852
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 Bethesda, 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 Bethesda
What is the CMS star rating of Sterling Care Bethesda?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sterling Care Bethesda accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sterling Care Bethesda?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sterling Care Bethesda?
Bethesda SNF Operator LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.