Nursing home
Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing
1420 S 3Rd Ave, Sterling, CO 80751 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Charly Bello Family, The Maze Family, The Swain Family, & Walter Myers (18 facilities) · 63 certified beds
Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sterling, Colorado. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.77 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Aug 20, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 4 fines totaling $117,325In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.77 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.78 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 70.2% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the August 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 19, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $117,325, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1420 S 3Rd Ave
Sterling, CO 80751 - CMS certification #
- 065174
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 63
- Avg residents/day
- 65.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-04-01
- Chain
- The Charly Bello Family, The Maze Family, The Swain Family, & Walter Myers (18 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of The Charly Bello Family, The Maze Family, The Swain Family, & Walter Myers
The Charly Bello Family, The Maze Family, The Swain Family, & Walter Myers operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Charly Bello Family, The Maze Family, The Swain Family, & Walter Myers facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 5 violations cited
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 10, 2021: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 28, 2022. 5 violations cited (4 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $10,152 proposed, $6,092 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Sterling Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $4,351 proposed, $2,611 now. To be fixed by Mar 14, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 14, 2022.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(b)). Penalty $5,801 proposed, $3,481 now. To be fixed by Mar 14, 2022.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(a)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 14, 2022.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 14, 2022.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sterling Regional Medcenter, Sterling. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Devonshire Care Center, Sterling. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sterling Medcare Home Health Inc, Sterling. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80751 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Northeastern Colorado Diaysis, Sterling, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 80751.
Hospice Of The Plains Inc, office in Sterling, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Select Physical Therapy Of West Denver Limited Partnership, Commerce City. 99.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing staffed?
Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing reports 2.77 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing have?
Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing is certified for 63 beds.