Our law firm is now investigating COVID related wrongful death lawsuits against this facility. If you have a potential case, please give us a call at 800-553-8082.
Bel Air Health & Rehabilitation Center, a part of the Sava Senior Care Community, is located at 410 East Macphail Road in Harford County, Maryland. It is privately owned by SavaSeniorCare, which is one of the largest providers of nursing homes in the United States.
The facility has 155 beds, making it significantly larger than the average nursing home in Maryland (122 beds). It has an overall Medicare rating of 3 stars. It has a 90% occupancy at last check.
For what it is worth, this Bel Air facility has won some nursing home awards. In 2011, the location won a Bronze Quality Award. The facility also has an award in the Quality Initiative Recognition Program. On the other hand, this nursing home was sued in 2016 in a case -- Shewell v. Bel Air Health and Rehab -- by nursing home lawyer alleging the facility was negligent.
If you look at the Medicare scores below, you will see this Bel Air nursing home does not have lower than average ratings in any of the categories rated by Medicare. This is probably not a bad nursing home. On the other hand, it certainly does not seem to be excelling either.
Reviewing the Medicare inspections for Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation leave you with the same impression of adequacy without excellence. In one health inspection back a bit, the center is cited for not keeping to its residents free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. That does not give anyone a warm fuzzy feeling. But most of the violations noted were relatively innocuous by nursing home inspection standards.
We could not find any nursing home lawsuits against this particular nursing home. SavaSeniorCare has been hit one some big verdicts in recent years and you can find those by clicking on the SavaSeniorCare link above. But, by and large, Sava is like most nursing homes. It is going to bend over backwards to settle any viable nursing home case against it. In terms of nursing home settlements, this data does not exist because these nursing homes are extremely sedulous in requiring that nursing home lawyers and the victims keep any out-of-court settlements confidential.
The phone number for Bel Air Health & Rehabilitation is 410-879-1120.
Below are the closest competitors to this nursing home along with the driving distance and miles the competitor is from the facility.
Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
| Star Rating Summary | ||
| Overall Rating | Much Below Average | |
| Health Inspection Medicare assigns the star rating based on a nursing home's weighted score from recent health inspections. More stars means fewer health risks | Much Below Average | |
| Staffing Medicare assigns the star rating based on the nursing home's staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Nurse aides. More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident | Average | |
| RN Staffing | Average | |
| Quality Measures Medicare assigns the star rating based on data from a select set of clinical data measures. More stars means better quality of care | Above Average |
| Description | Bel Air Health And Rehabilitation Center | Maryland Average |
| Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened Lower percentages are better. | 1.2% | Not Available |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 77.1% | 85.3% |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 81.9% | 84.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time Lower percentages are better. | 3.1% | 1.7% |
| Description | Bel Air Health And Rehabilitation Center | Maryland Average |
| Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Lower percentages are better. | 4.6% | 2.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Lower percentages are better. | 3.9% | 2.5% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers Lower percentages are better. | 15.3% | 8.8% |
| Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder Lower percentages are better. | 66.7% | 62.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Lower percentages are better. | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened Lower percentages are better. | 27.1% | 22.5% |
| Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Lower percentages are better. | 12.7% | 18.0% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Lower percentages are better. | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Lower percentages are better. | 1.5% | 3.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 19.2% | 16.2% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 90.4% | 96.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 87.3% | 94.1% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 20.6% | 12.4% |
Date of standard health inspection:03/26/2018
Total number of health deficiencies:13
Average number of health deficiencies in Maryland:14.9