Sterling Nursing and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Nursing and Rehab is a 44-bed government-run nursing home in Sterling City, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 73% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 53.3% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Sterling Nursing and Rehab
309 Fifth StSterling City, TX 76951
Sterling County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sterling Nursing and Rehab, nurse aides logged 3.45 hours per resident per day, 73% above the Texas average. With about 22 residents a day, that works out to roughly 76 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.45 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.49 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.35 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.34 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.3% of nursing staff at Sterling Nursing and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 27 days from Nov 23, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Sterling Nursing and Rehab holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Sterling Nursing and Rehab
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Sterling County Nursing Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 18, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sterling Nursing and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Robert Lee Care Center Robert Lee | 29.0 | 70 | 2.45 | 3.73 | 25.6% | 5 | None |
| Park Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center San Angelo · staffing data not validated | 38.8 | 90 | — | — | 85.0% | 3 | None |
| Cedar Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center San Angelo | 39.1 | 166 | 2.09 | 3.42 | 92.3% | 4 | None |
| Mitchell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Colorado City | 39.2 | 54 | 1.94 | 3.28 | 35.3% | 3 | None |
| Regency House San Angelo | 39.2 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.27 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Big Spring Center for Skilled Care Big Spring | 39.5 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.43 | 91.7% | 3 | $8,184 |
| Parkview Skilled Care and Rehabilitation Big Spring | 39.8 | 117 | 2.55 | 3.55 | 57.6% | 4 | None |
| Avir at Meadow Creek San Angelo | 40.2 | 80 | 1.89 | 3.11 | 45.9% | 1 | $135,553 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.