Nursing HomeInspections

Sterling Nursing and Rehab

Nursing home in Sterling City, TX

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
309 Fifth St, Sterling City, TX 76951
Phone
(325) 378-2134
Listed under
Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
675880
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
44
Average residents per day
22
Ownership
Government, county
Legal business name
Sterling County Nursing Home
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jun 18, 2001
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 675880. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 11, 2025. CMS lists 13 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 22, 2023 to Sep 11, 2025): 5 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Sep 11, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 11, 2025Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 11, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Sep 11, 2025Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Aug 8, 2024Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with…
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 8, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 8, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 8, 2024Procure 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
Jun 22, 2023Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 22, 2023Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 22, 2023Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Environmental		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 22, 2023Procure 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

Showing the 12 most recent of 13. 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 0 fines totalling $0 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Aug 23, 2024Payment denial for 27 days from Nov 23, 2024

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
5.35 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.41 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.45 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.34 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
53%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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.