Sterling Rehabilitation And Nursing, Llc is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1983-04-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (970) 522-2933 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Sterling Rehabilitation And Nursing, Llc holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 58.1/100, placing it #12593 of 14703 facilities nationally and #196 of 210 in Colorado. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Sterling Rehabilitation And Nursing, Llc receives a reported average of 2 hours 46 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 28 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 31 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 47 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 22 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 70.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $117,325. 28 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $117,325, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 113.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Sterling Rehabilitation And Nursing, Llc ranks 12593rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 58.1/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within CO, it ranks 196th out of 210 nursing homes. In Sterling, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,725 nationally and RN hours rank #9,532 nationally (#186 in CO). Our composite quality score of 58.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Sterling, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/colorado/sterling/