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Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente

705 NE GEORGIA AVENUE, SWEETWATER, TX, 79556
(325) 235-5417
96 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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705 Ne Georgia Avenue
Sweetwater, TX 79556
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
96
CMS facility ID
455509
Care type
Nursing home
County
Nolan
Facility name
Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
Street address
705 NE GEORGIA AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Sweetwater, TX 79556
Phone
(325) 235-5417

About this facility — Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente

Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sweetwater, Texas. It is licensed for 96 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Sweetwater and 1,178 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente 17 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Parent company
Nexion Health
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Fallon, John
Operational control — since 2022
Herdrich, William
Operational control — since 2022
Kirley, Francis
Operational control — since 2022
Lee, Brian
Operational control — since 2022
Luckett, Gina
Managing employee · Operational control — since 2022
Mak, David
Officer — since 2022
Nexion Health At Sweetwater, Inc
Operational control — since 2022
Reid, John
Operational control — since 2022
Riner, Meera
Operational control — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1985-04-17
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-26
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$331 per day (≈ $10,060/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
69% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 22% private/other
Occupancy
71% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
19% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
96
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-26Health inspection5 citations
F-0640
D · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2026-03-27
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-03-27
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-03-27
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-03-27
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-27
2024-12-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-12-18
F-0585
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2024-12-18
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-12-18
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2024-12-18
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-12-18
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2023-10-19Health inspection6 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-10-26
F-0645
E · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2023-10-26
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-10-26
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-10-26
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-10-26
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-10-26
2024-12-12Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2024-12-18
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 455509.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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