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Sterling Care Bethesda

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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5721 Grosvenor Lane,
Bethesda MD 20814

(301) 530-1600

89.5% estimated occupancy 1

Sterling Care Bethesda is a large facility in Bethesda, Maryland. With an overall score of B-, this is a solid nursing home. Based on our ratings, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. This nursing home is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received an excellent inspection score. Its inspection score was far superior to its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave it an A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, we gave this facility a grade of B+ in our long-term care category. This is one of our more favorable grades. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 95.30202 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of C in this category. We looked at the levels of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours those nurses were with residents, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, nursing ratings also consider quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses aids to assist its residents.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our fourth category, this nursing home was awarded a C in short-term care, which is a respectable rating. Our short-term care ratings are arguably most critical for individuals requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Sterling Care Bethesda Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 2.85% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 1.69% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 11.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 5.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 0.18% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 96.36% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 22.53% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 19.94% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is important for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 19.94% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 13.28% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Sterling Care Bethesda, 66.27% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Scores for Bethesda, MD

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • Sibley Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.04 miles away5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington District of Columbia 20016Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 537-4680
  • Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.88 miles away9901 Medical Center Drive Rockville Maryland 20850Voluntary non-profit - Private(240) 826-6527
  • Medstar Georgetown University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.92 miles away3800 Reservoir Rd Washington District of Columbia 20007Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 784-3000
  • Medstar Washington Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.44 miles away110 Irving St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20010Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 877-7000
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Nearby Dialysis

  • Bma - Bethesda0.96 miles away6420 Rockledge Dr Ste 1100 Bethesda Maryland 20817Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 652-2554
  • Us Renal Care - Rockville2.21 miles away11800 a Nebel St Rockville Maryland 20852Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 468-3221
  • Bma - Wheaton3.68 miles away10901b Georgia Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20902Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 933-1307
  • Holy Cross Hospital4.25 miles awayRenal Dialysis Unit 1500 Forest Glen Rd Silver Spring Maryland 20910Dialysis Stations: 14 (301) 754-7560
  • Renal Treatment Center - Wheaton4.4 miles awayWheaton Park Shopping Ctr 11941 Georgia Ave Silver Spring Maryland 20902CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (301) 949-9620
  • Brownwood Dialysis LLC5.06 miles away5544 Norbeck Rd Rockville Maryland 20853CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (301) 460-2090
  • Us Renal Care Bethesda Dialysis5.15 miles away4701 Sangamore Rd Suite p017 Bethesda Maryland 20816Dialysis Stations: 10 (870) 931-5400
  • Davita - Silver Spring5.23 miles away8040 Georgia Ave Ste 150 Silver Spring Maryland 20910CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (301) 608-8961