CCN 215187 · Montgomery County, Maryland
Sterling Care Bethesda
5721 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
Sterling Care Bethesda is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1989. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 179.7 residents a day, about 90% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $36.2 million originally, at 5.85%, with $36.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in October 2059.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 179.7 (89.8% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Bethesda SNF Operator LLC
- Certified since
- Feb 10, 1989
- Chain or affiliated group
- Sterling Care (6 facilities, chain average 4.3 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Maryland median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 | State spread: 33 at 1, 43 at 2, 46 at 3, 43 at 4, 54 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.08 | 3.60 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.49 | 0.70 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.71 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.9% | 41.5% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 89.8% | 89.0% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 16 (Apr 27, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Sterling Care Bethesda meets that part today: 3 stars overall, 3 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bbf Holdings LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 06/01/2022 |
| Jek Irrv TrOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 06/01/2022 |
| Nmj Irrv TrOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 06/01/2022 |
| Sava Acquisition LLCOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 06/01/2022 |
| Frankel, ChaimIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 06/01/2022 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2022 | Bethesda SNF Operator LLC | Ssc Bethesda Operating Company LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | 232/ 223(f)/Pur/Refin/ Nursing HmsHUD project name: Sterling Care Bethesda, 120 beds | $36,200,000 | Active: 5.85%, $36,200,000 balanceMatures Oct 1, 2059. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 00022049 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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