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Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing

1420 S 3RD AVE, STERLING, CO, 80751

(970) 522-2933

63 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections1/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1420 S 3rd Ave

Sterling, CO 80751

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

020165

CMS facility ID

065174

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing

Street address

1420 S 3RD AVE

City / state / ZIP

Sterling, CO 80751

Phone

(970) 522-2933

State license #

020165

About this facility — Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing

Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sterling, Colorado. It is licensed for 63 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Sterling and 210 skilled nursing facilities across Colorado. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing 58 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $118,155 in fines. 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

The Charly Bello Family, the Maze Family, the Swain Family, & Walter Myers

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Cottonwood Healthcare Llc

Operational control — since 2024

Dergance, Jeannae

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Mahrt, David

Indirect owner — since 2024

Myers, Katie

Indirect owner — since 2024

Myers, Walter

Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2024

Nelson, Clint

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Swain, Holly

Indirect owner — since 2024

Swain, Jared

Indirect owner — since 2024

Regulatory standing

License status

Active

Licensed / certified since

1983-04-01

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

16 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$118,155 total

Last standard inspection

2025-08-20

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$384 per day (≈ $11,670/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

75% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 16% private/other

Occupancy

82% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

6% below the CO median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Nursing Facilities

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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-20Health inspection16 citations

F-0577

C · No harm found

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0676

E · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0686

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0730

D · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0761

E · 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 2025-09-19

F-0791

D · No harm found

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Corrected 2025-09-19

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 2025-09-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-19

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-09-19

2025-04-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0620

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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.

Corrected 2025-04-08

F-0684

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-02-28

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (40 citations)

2025-02-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-02-28

F-0740

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2025-02-28

2024-12-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-01-27

F-0684

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-01-27

F-0686

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-01-27

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-01-27

2024-04-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0685

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2024-06-01

2023-09-28Health inspection4 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2023-11-29

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2023-10-11

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-10-11

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-10-11

2022-06-29Health inspection5 citations

F-0600

G · Actual harm

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2021-09-07

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2022-08-01

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2022-07-29

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2022-07-29

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-07-29

2025-08-20Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2025-09-19

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0321

F · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0521

F · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-10-16

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-10-16

2023-09-28Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-10-24

2022-06-29Fire-safety inspection12 citations

K-0271

D · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2022-08-09

K-0291

D · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2022-07-26

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2022-08-10

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-08-01

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2022-07-18

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-08-11

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-07-28

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2022-07-22

K-0521

F · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2022-10-20

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2022-07-28

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2022-07-24

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-07-20

Federal penalties

2025-08-20Fine$45,768

2025-04-07Fine$16,149

2024-12-31Fine$25,298

2023-09-28Fine$30,940

Total fines$118,155

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 065174.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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