Nursing homes › Colorado › Sterling Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC
1420 S 3Rd Ave, Sterling, CO 80751 · 9705222933 · 63 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with The Charly Bello Family, the Maze Family, the Swain Family, & Walter Myers, a group operating 18 facilities in 3 states. Group record: average rating 1.8/5, 7 abuse citation icons, 5 facilities on the Special Focus list, $976,037 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (1.8/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.22 (Colorado median: 3.49). RN hours: 0.54. Weekend total: 2.69. Nursing staff turnover: 60%.
All-time on record: 34 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2025-09-12 |
| 2025-08-20 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | E | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C | Health | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-04-07 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | J | complaint | corrected 2025-02-28 |
| 2025-04-07 | 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. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-04-08 |
| 2025-02-03 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-28 |
| 2025-02-03 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-28 |
| 2024-12-31 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-01-27 |
| 2024-12-31 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-01-27 |
| 2024-12-31 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-01-27 |
| 2024-12-31 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-01-27 |
| 2024-04-23 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-06-01 |
| 2023-09-28 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2023-10-11 |
| 2023-09-28 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-29 |
| 2023-09-28 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2023-10-11 |
| 2023-09-28 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Health | corrected 2023-10-11 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | Fine | $45,768 |
| 2025-04-07 | Fine | $16,149 |
| 2024-12-31 | Fine | $25,298 |
| 2023-09-28 | Fine | $30,940 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHRT, DAVID | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| MYERS, KATIE | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| MYERS, WALTER | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| SWAIN, HOLLY | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| SWAIN, JARED | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| COTTONWOOD HEALTHCARE LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| MYERS, WALTER | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
| NELSON, CLINT | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2024 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 065174. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.