Sterling Care Bethesda
5721 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20814
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Sterling Care
- Certified beds
- 200 · avg 172 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.3% — higher than most Maryland nursing homesMaryland avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 21.1% — lower than most Maryland nursing homesMaryland avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Maryland averageMaryland avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 215187
- Certified beds
- 200 beds · avg 172 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Bethesda Snf Operator Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Sterling Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Sterling Care chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Bbf Holdings Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Chaim Frankel
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 70% · since 2022
- Jeffrey h Kagan
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Jek Irrv tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 43% · since 2022
- Nmj Irrv tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 43% · since 2022
- Sava Acquisition Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 15% · since 2022
Recent change of ownership
June 2022 (4 years ago) · acquired from Bethesda Health And Rehabilitation Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 39)
- D0558·Apr 27, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F0921·Feb 5, 2026Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0809·Feb 5, 2026Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D0600·Mar 6, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0921·Mar 6, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0806·Mar 6, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- D0761·Mar 6, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0760·Mar 6, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 6, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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