Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sterling Rehabilitation And Nursing, LLC
1420 S 3rd Ave, Sterling, CO · (970) 522-2933
- Certified beds
- 63
- Residents per day
- 41
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- The Charly Bello Family, The Maze Family, The Swain Family, & Walter Myers
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 1, 1983
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Colorado.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Colorado homes
Sterling Rehabilitation And Nursing, LLC carries 101 inspection points. That is fewer than 22% of Colorado's 208 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Colorado: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–22 pts
- 4★ 22–44 pts
- 3★ 44–70.75 pts
- 2★ 70.75–104 pts
- 1★ over 104 pts
Bars show every rated home in Colorado by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
34 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (5)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care10E
- E
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service5E
- E
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.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Infection Control5E
- E
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Resident Rights3D
- C
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D
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.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Inspection history
2025-08-20
16 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2023-09-28
12 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2022-06-29
6 health deficiencies · 12 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 27 min of nursing staff time a day, 21 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 27 min
Colorado average
3 h 42 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 64% of nursing staff and 78% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$87,215 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | Fine | $45,768 |
| 2025-04-07 | Fine | $16,149 |
| 2024-12-31 | Fine | $25,298 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts worse | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.1 pts worse | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.6 pts better | 99.0% | 93.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.5 pts worse | 91.2% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.4 pts better | 2.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms12.5 pts worse | 21.3% | 8.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.3 pts better | 1.5% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.2 pts better | 10.4% | 11.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.7 pts better | 17.2% | 19.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened7.1 pts worse | 18.8% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.7 pts better | 12.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.1 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence15.7 pts better | 4.9% | 20.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers5.7 pts worse | 9.1% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine19.3 pts better | 96.3% | 77.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit6.8 pts worse | 18.8% | 12.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts worse | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.1 pts worse | 72.5% | 73.6% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission5.3 pts better | 15.2% | 20.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
10 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Healthcare LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Dergance, Jeannae | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Mahrt, David | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Myers, Katie | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Myers, Walter | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 25 facilities |
| Myers, Walter | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 25 facilities |
| Nelson, Clint | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Nelson, Clint | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Swain, Holly | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Swain, Jared | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
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Fire safety
24 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Services4F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Egress3F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- D
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
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