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STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC is a for profit - limited liability company facility in STERLING, CO with 63 certified beds and a 1-star overall CMS rating. The facility has 34 deficiency records on file. Total penalties: $117K.

1420 S 3RD AVE, STERLING, CO 80751

Phone: 9705222933

Overall Rating

1/5

Health Inspection

2/5

Staffing

1/5

Quality Measures

3/5

Long-Stay Quality

4/5

Facility Information

Provider Number
065174
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Beds
63
Residents
65
In Hospital
No
County
Logan
Last Inspection
Aug 20, 2025

Staffing Data

RN Hours
0.46 (nat'l avg: 0.68)
LPN Hours
0.52
CNA Hours
1.78
Total Nursing Hours
2.77 (nat'l avg: 3.89)
PT Hours
0.02
Nursing Turnover
70.2%
RN Turnover
64.3%

What the CMS Record Reveals About STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC

STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC operates 63 certified beds in STERLING, CO with approximately 65 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results (2★), staffing levels (1★), and quality measures (3★). Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone — a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.

The inspection file contains 34 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 5 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 4 penalties totaling $117K against this provider, a tangible indicator that regulators moved beyond citation into financial consequence. Staffing is reported at 2.77 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.89), with RN coverage at 0.46 per resident day — the single staffing metric most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.

Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC falls into a category where comparative context matters. National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes — ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. Reported nursing turnover at this facility is 70.2%, above the level where continuity of care typically begins to suffer. For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report — the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify details directly with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.

Deficiency History (34 most recent)

E — Pattern - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0881

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

F — Widespread - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0812

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 12, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0791

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

E — Pattern - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0761

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0760

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0759

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0730

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0698

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0695

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

G — Isolated - Actual harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0686

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0685

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

E — Pattern - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0676

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0658

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0609

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

C — Widespread - No harm Aug 20, 2025 Tag: 0577

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 19, 2025

J — Isolated - Jeopardy Apr 7, 2025 Tag: 0684

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Feb 28, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 7, 2025 Tag: 0620

Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 8, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Feb 3, 2025 Tag: 0740

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Feb 28, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Feb 3, 2025 Tag: 0600

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Corrected: Feb 28, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 31, 2024 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 27, 2025

G — Isolated - Actual harm Dec 31, 2024 Tag: 0686

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 27, 2025

G — Isolated - Actual harm Dec 31, 2024 Tag: 0684

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 27, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 31, 2024 Tag: 0604

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 27, 2025

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 23, 2024 Tag: 0685

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jun 1, 2024

E — Pattern - Minimal harm Sep 28, 2023 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Oct 11, 2023

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Sep 28, 2023 Tag: 0760

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Oct 11, 2023

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Sep 28, 2023 Tag: 0759

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Oct 11, 2023

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Sep 28, 2023 Tag: 0552

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Nov 29, 2023

E — Pattern - Minimal harm Jun 29, 2022 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Jul 29, 2022

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Jun 29, 2022 Tag: 0689

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jul 29, 2022

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Jun 29, 2022 Tag: 0686

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jul 29, 2022

D — Isolated - Minimal harm Jun 29, 2022 Tag: 0684

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 1, 2022

G — Isolated - Actual harm Jun 29, 2022 Tag: 0600

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 7, 2021

Quality Measures

Measure Type Score Used in Rating
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay 18.4% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Long Stay 9.3% No
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay 0.7% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay 0.5% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Long Stay 4.8% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Long Stay 0.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay 3.5% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Long Stay 94.5% No
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Short Stay 81.9% No
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay 8.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Long Stay 9.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Long Stay 100.0% No
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Short Stay 86.8% No
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay 7.1% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence Long Stay 18.4% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay 26.7% Yes

Penalty History 4 penalties totaling $117K

Date Type Amount
Aug 20, 2025 Fine $69K
Apr 7, 2025 Fine $16K
Dec 31, 2024 Fine $25K
Sep 28, 2023 Fine $31K

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall CMS rating for STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC?
STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This rating combines health inspection results (2★), staffing levels (1★), and quality measures (3★).
What are the staffing levels at STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC?
STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC reports 2.77 total nursing hours per resident day (national average: 3.89). RN hours are 0.46 per resident day (national average: 0.68). Nursing staff turnover is 70.2%.
How many beds does STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC have?
STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC has 63 certified beds with approximately 65 residents. The facility is located at 1420 S 3RD AVE, STERLING, CO 80751.
Does STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC have any deficiencies on record?
Yes, STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC has 34 deficiencies on record from recent inspections. Of these, 5 are classified as causing actual harm or jeopardy.
Has STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC received any fines or penalties?
Yes, STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC has received 4 penalties totaling $117K.
Who owns STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC?
STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC is classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership. The facility type is "Medicare and Medicaid".
When was STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC last inspected?
The most recent health inspection for STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC was on Aug 20, 2025. The facility received a health inspection rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
What quality measures are tracked for STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC?
STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC is evaluated on 17 quality measures, of which 8 are used in the CMS star rating calculation. These include measures for both long-stay and short-stay residents covering areas like infections, falls, pressure ulcers, and medication use.

Data Sources

Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Always verify information directly with the facility or your state health department.

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