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Sterling Care Riverside

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1123 Belcamp Garth,
Belcamp MD 21017

(410) 575-6400

84.65% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Belcamp, Maryland, Sterling Care Riverside is the only facility we found in this area. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on our analysis, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. One of the highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Bariatric Care
  • Aquatic Therapy
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. Nursing ratings are largely associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also was awarded a positive short-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it a grade of B in that area, which happens to be one of our better. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This score is more often than not a reliable assessment of the facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last area we assessed is long-term care, which was this facility's least impressive area. We gave this facility a grade of D in that area. Sadly, this category hurt the nursing home's overall grade to a certain degree. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 95.89552 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Sterling Care Riverside Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Care Riverside, 5.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which developed pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Care Riverside, 1.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who have experienced falls which caused major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Riverside, 1.54% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Care Riverside, 9.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents which are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Sterling Care Riverside, 9.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Sterling Care Riverside, 1.2% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Riverside, 96.96% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Sterling Care Riverside, 20.08% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Riverside, 16.27% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

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

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Riverside, 16.27% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Riverside, 11.3% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Sterling Care Riverside, 79.34% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.67 miles away500 Upper Chesapeake Drive Bel Air Maryland 21014Voluntary non-profit - Other(443) 643-3303
  • University of Md Harford Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.23 miles away501 South Union Avenue Havre De Grace Maryland 21078Voluntary non-profit - Private(443) 643-3303
  • Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.61 miles away9000 Franklin Square Drive Rosedale Maryland 21237Voluntary non-profit - Private(443) 777-7850
  • Umd Shore Medical Ctr at ChestertownAcute Care Hospitals 19.87 miles away100 Brown Street Chestertown Maryland 21620Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 778-7668

Nearby Dialysis

  • Aberdeen Dialysis4.27 miles away780 W Bel Air Ave Aberdeen Maryland 21001CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (410) 273-9333
  • Davita - Belair4.78 miles away2225 Old Emmorton Rd Ste 100 Bel Air Maryland 21015CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (410) 515-2078
  • Davita Edgewood Dialysis6.18 miles away1415 S. Mountain Rd Suite 105 Joppa Maryland 21085Dialysis Stations: 16 (410) 671-6059
  • Forest Landing Dialysis10.07 miles away2220 Commerce Ave Ste 1 Forest Hill Maryland 21050Dialysis Stations: 24 (410) 638-6020
  • Fmc of Porter Dialysis - White Marsh14.25 miles away8013 Corporate Dr Ste K Nottingham Maryland 21236Dialysis Stations: 19 (410) 931-2478
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court14.55 miles away3 Nashua Court Suite H Essex Maryland 21221Dialysis Stations: 21 (410) 686-1279
  • Fmc of Porter Dialysis - Rosedale14.96 miles away5235 King Ave Suite 110 & 112 Rosedale Maryland 21237Dialysis Stations: 18 (410) 918-0991
  • Fresenius Medical Care Essex Dundalk, LLC15.79 miles away110 Stemmers Run Rd Essex Maryland 21221Dialysis Stations: 19 (410) 238-7393

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=215233