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Devonshire Care Center

Nursing home in Sterling, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1330 Sidney Ave, Sterling, CO 80751
Phone
(970) 522-4888
Listed under
For-profit, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
065150
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
84
Average residents per day
67
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Devonshire Care Center, LLC
Chain
Long Peak Operating Company (8 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Mar 16, 1979
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 065150. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 26, 2026. CMS lists 29 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 18, 2019 to Mar 26, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 26, 2026Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Mar 26, 2026Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 26, 2026Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 26, 2026Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 26, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 26, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		G
Actual harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		G
Actual harm, isolated
Dec 9, 2025Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 9, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 20, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 20, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 29. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $2,350 in the last three years.

Mar 7, 2024Fine: $2,350

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.40 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.42 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.92 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.89 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
45%
RN turnover (yearly)
43%
Administrators who left in the past year
2

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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