Sterling Care Riverside
Nursing home in Belcamp, Maryland, CMS certification number 215233
1123 Belcamp Garth, Belcamp, MD 21017 · Harford County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 129
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- $4,194 (1)
Does Sterling Care Riverside take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sterling Care Riverside 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 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 Riverside 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
- 3.54
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 2.99
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 38.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 25, 2025 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 6, 2023, found 17.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sterling Care Riverside 1 time in the past 3 years, for $4,194 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 112.7 residents live here, about 87% of its 129 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 129
- Average residents per day
- 112.7
- Certified since
- May 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sterling Care Riverside
- Legal business name
- Riverside SNF Operator, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Sterling Care, 4.2-star chain average
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- Sterling Care Forest Hill109 Forest Valley Drive, Forest Hill 21050
- Citizens Care Center415 South Market Street, 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 Riverside, 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 Riverside
What is the CMS star rating of Sterling Care Riverside?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sterling Care Riverside accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sterling Care Riverside?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sterling Care Riverside?
Riverside SNF Operator, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.