Overview
Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 4th of 4 nursing homes in Media. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 56% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 25, 2024, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $25,625 in the past three years.
Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center is a for-profit facility with 164 certified beds, caring for about 149 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 25, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $25,625
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.58 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.03 hrs
- Nurse aides2.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 164
- Average residents per day
- 149
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 29, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes