Nursing homes › Texas › Sterling Nursing and Rehab
309 Fifth St, Sterling City, TX 76951 · (325) 378-2134 · 44 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 4/5; median among 1,165 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Government - County.
Total nurse staffing: 5.35 (Texas median: 3.27). RN hours: 0.41. Weekend total: 4.34. Nursing staff turnover: 53%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 13 deficiency citations. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2025-10-10 |
| 2025-09-11 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | F | complaint | corrected 2025-09-15 |
| 2025-09-11 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-09-20 |
| 2025-09-11 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-10-01 |
| 2024-08-08 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2024-08-08 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2024-08-08 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2024-08-08 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | D | Health | corrected 2024-08-16 |
| 2023-06-22 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Health | corrected 2023-07-14 |
| 2023-06-22 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2023-07-14 |
| 2023-06-22 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | E | Health | corrected 2023-07-14 |
| 2023-06-22 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2023-07-14 |
| 2023-06-22 | Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed. | E | Health | corrected 2023-07-14 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | Payment Denial | 27 days payment denial |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING COUNTY NURSING HOME | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 07/20/2001 |
| COUNTS, BELINDA | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2024 |
| COUNTS, BELINDA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2024 |
| FOWLER, JASON | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2020 |
| HUNT, JOHN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2020 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Sterling Nursing and Rehab — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 675880), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/sterling-nursing-and-rehab-sterling-city-tx/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 675880. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.