Sterling Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Village is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sterling, Kansas, part of Grace Team Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Sterling Village
204 W Washington AvenueSterling, KS 67579
Rice 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 Village, nurse aides logged 3.22 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Kansas average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 90 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.22 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.42 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.05 | 3.60 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
33.3% of nursing staff at Sterling Village left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $24,206 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2025 | Fine | $24,206 |
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 Village holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Sterling Village
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Grace Team Services, 9 homes
- Legal name: Agewise Living Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sterling Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sandstone Heights Little River | 16.5 | 36 | 2.43 | 4.18 | 58.8% | 1 | $67,763 |
| Wesley Towers Inc Hutchinson | 16.7 | 52 | 2.39 | 4.00 | 41.9% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Hutchinson Village Hutchinson | 18.3 | 65 | 2.46 | 3.52 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Hutchinson Operator, LLC Hutchinson | 18.6 | 45 | 2.67 | 4.04 | 72.2% | 1 | $15,918 |
| Diversicare of Hutchinson Hutchinson | 18.9 | 73 | 2.22 | 3.30 | 38.5% | 4 | $8,376 |
| Mennonite Friendship Communities Inc South Hutchinson | 19.0 | 100 | 2.80 | 3.98 | 36.4% | 5 | $14,498 |
| Pleasant View Home Inman | 23.8 | 122 | 3.59 | 5.39 | 46.3% | 3 | None |
| Buhler Sunshine Home Buhler | 24.2 | 55 | 4.27 | 5.22 | 32.9% | 4 | None |
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.