STERLING CARE BETHESDA
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-02-10, STERLING CARE BETHESDA is a 200-bed nursing home in BETHESDA, Maryland, averaging 179.7 residents a day.
Has STERLING CARE BETHESDA been cited for violations?
CMS lists 38 health-inspection deficiencies for STERLING CARE BETHESDA since 2020-01-31, 28 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-27.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | F0558, F0580, F0584, F0627, F0628, F0641, F0655, F0656, F0657, F0676, F0688, F0694, F0842, F0880 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2026-02-05 | F0809, F0921 | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2025-03-06 | F0550, F0578, F0584, F0600, F0658, F0693, F0759, F0760, F0761, F0806, F0921 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2023-08-29 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2020-01-31 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2020-01-31 | F0657, F0791 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | E |
| 2020-01-31 | F0585, F0684, F0690, F0759, F0926 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Have policies on smoking. | D |
| 2020-01-31 | F0580, F0609 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | B |
How is STERLING CARE BETHESDA staffed relative to the MD average?
| Measure | This facility | MD average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.08166 | 3.87381 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.9 | 40.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 179.7 | 105.7 |
Who owns STERLING CARE BETHESDA, and what chain is it in?
STERLING CARE BETHESDA is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name BETHESDA SNF OPERATOR LLC and belongs to the STERLING CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BBF HOLDINGS LLC | since 06/01/2022 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | JEK IRRV TR, NMJ IRRV TR, SAVA ACQUISITION LLC, FRANKEL, CHAIM | since 06/01/2022 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | KAGAN, JEFFREY | since 06/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KAGAN, JEFFREY | since 06/01/2022 |
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