Facility profile · CCN 215312
Sterling Care Bel Air
48 federal citations on record , including 2 at the Immediate Jeopardy level.
Record summary
Federal record · Q1 202648
Total citations
25
Last 3 years
4
Actual harm+
0
Federal penalties
$0
Total fines
3
Overall ★ rating
Most common violation categories here
Most common F-tags at this facility
Citation history
48 on record| Survey | F-Tag | Violation | Severity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | F627 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | F | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F761 | 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. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F606 | Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. | G | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | F551 | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F572 | Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | F | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F809 | 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. | E | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2024 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | E | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F559 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | D | Standard |
| Jul 2, 2019 | F558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | E | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F745 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F744 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F710 | Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. | J | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Standard |
| Mar 26, 2018 | F578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | J | Standard |
About this record
A citation is a finding by a state survey team working under federal contract. It is not a court
judgment. The description above is drawn verbatim from federal public datasets. Facilities have
the right to appeal findings through an Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR/IIDR) process.
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