Sterling Care Forest Hill
Nursing home in Forest Hill, Maryland, CMS certification number 215194
109 Forest Valley Drive, Forest Hill, MD 21050 · Harford County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 156
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- $10,036 (1)
Does Sterling Care Forest Hill take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sterling Care Forest Hill 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 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 Forest Hill 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
- 4.08
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.76
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.15
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.17
- Weekend total hours
- 3.62
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 22, 2025 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 14, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sterling Care Forest Hill 1 time in the past 3 years, for $10,036 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 129.3 residents live here, about 83% of its 156 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 156
- Average residents per day
- 129.3
- Certified since
- April 17, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sterling Care Forest Hill
- Legal business name
- Forest Hill SNF Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Sterling Care, 4.2-star chain average
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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 Forest Hill, 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 Forest Hill
What is the CMS star rating of Sterling Care Forest Hill?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sterling Care Forest Hill accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sterling Care Forest Hill?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sterling Care Forest Hill?
Forest Hill SNF Operator LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.