Sterling Care Bethesda: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Care Bethesda is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland, part of Sterling Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 47.9% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Sterling Care Bethesda
5721 Grosvenor LaneBethesda, MD 20814
Montgomery County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Bethesda, nurse aides logged 1.69 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Maryland average. With about 180 residents a day, that works out to roughly 304 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.69 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.08 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 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
47.9% of nursing staff at Sterling Care Bethesda left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 23.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 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 Bethesda holds 3 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Sterling Care Bethesda
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Sterling Care, 6 homes
- Legal name: Bethesda SNF Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 10, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sterling Care Bethesda
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tuckerman Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center North Bethesda | 0.5 | 41 | 1.92 | 3.84 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Maplewood Park Place Bethesda | 0.7 | 31 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Montcare at Bethesda Bethesda | 1.0 | 120 | 1.87 | 3.32 | 35.8% | 5 | None |
| Carriage Hill Bethesda Bethesda | 1.3 | 108 | 2.04 | 3.97 | 24.5% | 3 | None |
| Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Rockville | 2.1 | 558 | 2.13 | 3.95 | 19.3% | 5 | None |
| Turtle Creek Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Kensington | 2.9 | 140 | 2.01 | 3.45 | 34.2% | 2 | $80,425 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oakview Silver Spring | 3.1 | 138 | 1.81 | 3.39 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase Chevy Chase | 3.1 | 172 | 1.85 | 3.20 | 42.0% | 3 | 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.