Overview
Sterling Care Forest Hill has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maryland average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Forest Hill. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 75% of nursing homes in Maryland (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 22, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maryland average of 16.9. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $10,036 in the past three years.
Sterling Care Forest Hill is a for-profit facility with 156 certified beds, caring for about 129 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 14%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $10,036
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.08 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 156
- Average residents per day
- 129
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 17, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes