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Sterling Care Forest Hill

109 Forest Valley Drive, Forest Hill, MD, 21050

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 215194

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Sterling Care
Certified beds
156 · avg 130 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
36.5%near the Maryland averageMaryland avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
61.5%higher than most Maryland nursing homesMaryland avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Maryland averageMaryland avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $10,036 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
215194
Certified beds
156 beds · avg 130 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Forest Hill Snf Operator Llc
Chain affiliation
Sterling Care

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

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 Forest Hill 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

39 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding1 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $10K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 39)

  • D0887·Dec 22, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

  • D0883·Dec 22, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  • D0881·Dec 22, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  • D0842·Dec 22, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • D0761·Dec 22, 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.

  • D0756·Dec 22, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  • D0695·Dec 22, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0692·Dec 22, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $10K

Most recent events

  • Aug 14, 2024Fine · $10K

Fire-safety citations

40 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 22, 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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