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Sterling Care at South Mountain

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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141 South Main Street,
Boonsboro MD 21713

(301) 432-5457

86.41% estimated occupancy 1

Sterling Care at South Mountain is a large facility in Boonsboro, Maryland. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some solid marks. As far as we can see, this nursing home should be a good fit for quite a few people. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

To pair with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. This score is far better than the facility's overall grade. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

One of this nursing home's more respectable category scores came in the area of short-term care. This turned out to be its second most favorable category. In that category, we gave this facility a C. Our short-term care grade is typically used to measure a facility's rehabilitation services. To have highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. We were surprised to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. It is still important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. The final item we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. Our nursing rating is based on many datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This place provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared with most other facilities. Finally, our nursing grades also consider quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Turning to the last area, this facility was given a C for long-term care, which is an acceptable rating. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 93.766235 percent of its residents for pneumonia. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Sterling Care at South Mountain Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 7.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 4.42% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who sustained a fall leading to severe injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 0.83% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 11.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care patients who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 10.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients which are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 0.29% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many would argue that this is a measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 93.42% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 14.25% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 30.38% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 30.38% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 12.01% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Sterling Care at South Mountain, 77.71% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Meritus Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.58 miles away11116 Medical Campus Road Hagerstown Maryland 21742Voluntary non-profit - Private(240) 313-9500
  • Frederick Health HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.56 miles away400 West Seventh St Frederick Maryland 21701Voluntary non-profit - Private(240) 566-3300
  • Berkeley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.62 miles away2500 Hospital Drive Martinsburg West Virginia 25401Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 264-1000
  • Waynesboro HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.92 miles away501 East Main St Waynesboro Pennsylvania 17268Voluntary non-profit - Private(717) 765-4000
  • Jefferson Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.28 miles away300 South Preston Street Ranson West Virginia 25438Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 728-1600

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Robinwood8.43 miles away11110 Medical Campus Rd Ste 149 Hagerstown Maryland 21742Dialysis Stations: 13 (240) 313-9620
  • Washington County Dialysis9.34 miles away246 Eastern Blvd. Ste. 104 Hagerstown Maryland 21740Dialysis Stations: 2 (301) 797-7839
  • Eastern Boulevard Dialysis9.81 miles away246 Eastern Blvd N Ste 105 Hagerstown Maryland 21740Dialysis Stations: 22 (301) 745-4251
  • Davita Golden Mile Dialysis11.81 miles away1306 W. Patrick Street Suite 5 Frederick Maryland 21703Dialysis Stations: 13 (301) 696-1090
  • Fmc - Hagerstown11.86 miles away12931 Oak Hill Ave Hagerstown Maryland 21742CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (301) 797-2311
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Frederick13.42 miles away163 Thomas Johnson Drive Ste C Frederick Maryland 21702Dialysis Stations: 13 (240) 815-6845
  • Davita - Frederick13.44 miles away140 Thomas Johnson Dr Ste 100 Frederick Maryland 21702CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (301) 695-0900
  • Ballenger Creek Dialysis14.84 miles away5205 Chairmans Court Ste. 101 Frederick Maryland 21703CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (301) 662-6572