Nursing homes › Pennsylvania › Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center
318 South Orange Street, Media, PA 19063 · (610) 566-1400 · 164 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 2/5; median among 652 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Nationwide Healthcare Services, a group operating 7 facilities in 2 states. Group record: average rating 2.6/5, 2 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $385,293 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (2.6/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.51 (Pennsylvania median: 3.63). RN hours: 0.52. Weekend total: 3.21. Nursing staff turnover: 51%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 34 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-04-15 |
| 2025-12-03 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-12-04 |
| 2024-10-25 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | K | Health | corrected 2024-02-24 |
| 2024-10-25 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | 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 | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-25 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-08-21 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-08-21 |
| 2024-02-08 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-04-08 |
| 2024-01-23 | 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 | corrected 2024-03-22 |
| 2023-10-27 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| 2023-10-27 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| 2023-10-27 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| 2023-10-27 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| 2023-10-27 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| 2023-10-27 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| 2023-10-27 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-21 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-25 | Fine | $8,824 |
| 2024-10-25 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 07/01/2002 |
| GELLEY, LEAH | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 5% | since 01/01/2013 |
| GELLEY, MEIR | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 07/01/2002 |
| GELLEY, MEIR | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/24/2006 |
| STERLING HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2002 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 396083), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/sterling-health-care-and-rehab-center-media-pa/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 396083. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.