CCN 215194 · Harford County, Maryland
Sterling Care Forest Hill
109 Forest Valley Drive, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Sterling Care Forest Hill is a 156-bed for-profit nursing home in Forest Hill, Maryland, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1989. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 131.7 residents a day, about 84% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $38.1 million originally, at 5.65%, with $37.8 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in October 2060.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 156
- Average residents per day
- 131.7 (84.4% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Forest Hill SNF Operator LLC
- Certified since
- Apr 17, 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 | 5 of 5 | State spread: 33 at 1, 43 at 2, 46 at 3, 43 at 4, 54 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.84 | 3.60 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.49 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.8% | 41.5% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 84.4% | 89.0% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $10,036 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 12 (Dec 22, 2025) | ||
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 Forest Hill meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 4 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 | Forest Hill SNF Operator LLC | Ssc Forest Hill 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 18, 2025 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Sterling Care Forest Hill, 150 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding LLC | $38,136,000 | Active: 5.65%, $37,809,361 balanceMatures Oct 1, 2060. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 00022045 |
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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