Sterling Nursing And Rehab
Nursing Home · 309 Fifth St, Sterling City, TX 76951 · 3253782134
B+
graded on 75% of our rubric
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Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 4.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 3.7 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 3.6 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 2.5 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 4.1 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 44 |
| Ownership | Government - County |
| Operator | Sterling County Nursing Home |
| Certified since | 2001-06-18 |
| CMS overall star | 5 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $ of 5 · ~$204/day reported charge (within TX) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 1 actual harm · 12 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $7,443 · payment denials: 1 · penalty actions: 2
Recent inspection findings
The 8 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Infection Control Deficiencies, tag 0880) | F | corrected 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-09-11 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0695) | E | corrected 2025-09-20 |
| 2025-09-11 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies, tag 0805) | E | corrected 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-09-11 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Environmental Deficiencies, tag 0908) | F | corrected 2025-09-15 |
| 2024-08-08 | Try 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 the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0700) | D | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2024-08-08 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies, tag 0812) | F | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2024-08-08 | Develop 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 Deficiencies, tag 0656) | E | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2024-08-08 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Infection Control Deficiencies, tag 0880) | E | corrected 2024-08-16 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 5.45 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.36 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 3.69 · TX 3.27)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 0.48 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.59 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 3.62 · LPN 1.35 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 4.65 hrs/resident/day (expected 2.98 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 53.6% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.21 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 7 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the TX state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 4.1% | 6.9 → 8 → 0 → 0 | worse than 70% of US homes · TX median 3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 1.1% | 3.4 → 0 → 0 → 0 | worse than 53% of US homes · TX median 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 3.7% | 6 → 7.4 → 0 → 0 | better than 60% of US homes · TX median 3.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 10.9% | not reported | better than 61% of US homes · TX median 8.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 8.5% | not reported | better than 72% of US homes · TX median 14.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 7.4% | not reported | better than 78% of US homes · TX median 13% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → · | better than 100% of US homes · TX median 0% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $204/day · $ (price tier 1 of 5 among Texas nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-09. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 62% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 33% other/private · 65% occupancy
- Texas median (quoted rates): $185/day semi-private · $250/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Full interactive report card → Facility's own website ↗ CMS Care Compare ↗
Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Sterling County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.