Nursing home report
Registered name: STERLING REHABILITATION AND NURSING, LLC
STERLING, CO · Medicare-certified · 63 beds
1 out of 5 stars overall. Sterling Living Center has very low staffing and quality ratings, nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.22 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and $87,215 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.2154 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2154.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited June 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents kept their ability to do everyday activities unless there was a medical reason. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 676 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E
A federal fine of $45,768 was recorded.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $44,938 was recorded.
Health inspection found 16 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $16,149 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $25,298 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $118,155 in total fines.
Federal fine
Aug 20, 2025
Federal fine
Apr 7, 2025
Federal fine
Dec 31, 2024
Federal fine
Sep 28, 2023
Now operated by Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing, previously Sterling Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
