Sterling Care Riverside: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Care Riverside is a 129-bed for-profit nursing home in Belcamp, Maryland, part of Sterling Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Maryland average of 2.12, and 53.2% nursing staff turnover (Maryland average 40.2%).
Sterling Care Riverside
1123 Belcamp GarthBelcamp, MD 21017
Harford 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 Riverside, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Maryland average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maryland avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.78 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.14 | 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
53.2% of nursing staff at Sterling Care Riverside left over the year CMS measured, against a Maryland average of 40.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Maryland average 17.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,194 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,194 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Sterling Care Riverside holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maryland average is 3.1.
About Sterling Care Riverside
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Sterling Care, 6 homes
- Legal name: Riverside SNF Operator, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sterling Care Riverside
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair Bel Air | 5.1 | 120 | 2.19 | 4.11 | 49.4% | 4 | None |
| Sterling Care Bel Air Bel Air · abuse citation | 7.7 | 155 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 41.9% | 3 | None |
| Lorien Bulle Rock Havre de Grace | 9.0 | 78 | 2.08 | 3.92 | 44.3% | 5 | None |
| Sterling Care Forest Hill Forest Hill | 9.4 | 156 | 2.11 | 3.84 | 34.8% | 5 | $10,036 |
| Citizens Care Center Havre de Grace | 9.4 | 184 | 2.19 | 4.02 | 28.2% | 5 | None |
| Oakwood SNF LLC Middle River | 14.6 | 130 | 1.95 | 3.40 | — | 1 | $13,270 |
| Glen Meadows Retirement Com. Glen Arm | 14.6 | 31 | 1.94 | 3.82 | 17.9% | 4 | $31,233 |
| Franklin Woods Center Baltimore | 15.0 | 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.