Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center is a 164-bed for-profit nursing home in Media, Pennsylvania, part of Nationwide Healthcare Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 51.3% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center
318 South Orange StreetMedia, PA 19063
Delaware 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 Health Care and Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 149 residents a day, that works out to roughly 296 aide hours a day, or about 37 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
51.3% of nursing staff at Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $25,625 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
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 Health Care and Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Nationwide Healthcare Services, 7 homes
- Legal name: Sterling Healthcare & Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 29, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Monticello House Media | 0.8 | 86 | 2.61 | 4.45 | 92.7% | 5 | None |
| Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen Wallingford | 1.7 | 193 | 2.05 | 3.42 | 62.8% | 1 | $282,733 |
| Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Springfield | 2.4 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.68 | 49.0% | 2 | $20,010 |
| Willowbrooke Court Skd Care Center at Lima Estates Lima | 2.8 | 60 | 2.10 | 4.11 | — | 5 | None |
| Fair Acres Geriatric Center Lima · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 2.8 | 778 | 1.63 | 2.79 | 21.5% | 1 | None |
| Willowbrooke Court-Granite Media | 2.9 | 10 | 2.59 | 5.00 | — | 5 | None |
| Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line Rehab and Skd Nsg Media | 2.9 | 60 | 2.11 | 4.23 | 19.4% | 4 | $151,457 |
| The Belvedere Center, Genesis Healthcare Chester | 3.6 | 150 | 1.87 | 3.24 | 27.2% | 3 | $89,766 |
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.