Sterling Care Bel Air: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Care Bel Air is a 155-bed for-profit nursing home in Bel Air, Maryland, part of Sterling Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 41.9% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Sterling Care Bel Air
410 East McPhail RoadBel Air, MD 21014
Harford County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sterling Care Bel Air, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Maryland average. With about 137 residents a day, that works out to roughly 272 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.58 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.35 | 3.47 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.9% of nursing staff at Sterling Care Bel Air left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Maryland average 17.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Sterling Care Bel Air holds 3 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Sterling Care Bel Air
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Sterling Care, 6 homes
- Legal name: Bel Air SNF Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 16, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sterling Care Bel Air
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sterling Care Forest Hill Forest Hill | 1.8 | 156 | 2.11 | 3.84 | 34.8% | 5 | $10,036 |
| Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair Bel Air | 3.6 | 120 | 2.19 | 4.11 | 49.4% | 4 | None |
| Sterling Care Riverside Belcamp | 7.7 | 129 | 2.03 | 3.78 | 53.2% | 5 | $4,194 |
| Glen Meadows Retirement Com. Glen Arm | 10.4 | 31 | 1.94 | 3.82 | 17.9% | 4 | $31,233 |
| Lorien Bulle Rock Havre de Grace | 11.4 | 78 | 2.08 | 3.92 | 44.3% | 5 | None |
| Oak Crest Village Parkville | 12.7 | 80 | 2.66 | 4.39 | 50.0% | 4 | $49,725 |
| Stella Maris, Inc. Timonium · abuse citation | 13.8 | 390 | 2.45 | 4.15 | 42.9% | 2 | None |
| Franklin Woods Center Baltimore | 14.1 | 117 | 1.71 | 3.68 | 49.5% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.