For profit - Corporation · 96 certified beds · CMS number 455509
Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente, Sweetwater, TX
CMS records 16 health deficiencies at Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente in Sweetwater, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Mar 26, 2026. The highest severity cited is F (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm). CMS lists no fines or payment denials in the last three years.
- 16deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 5in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Fhighest severity · Potential for harm
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 4CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (5 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Mar 26, 2026. CMS counts 5 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Mar 26, 2026 · Standard inspection
5 deficiencies, highest D
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 27, 2026
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 27, 2026
F755 · Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 27, 2026
F697 · Pain management
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 27, 2026
F640 · Submitting assessment data on time
Requirement cited (CMS): Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 27, 2026
Previous cycle: 5 deficiencies (standard inspection Dec 12, 2024)
Standard inspection Dec 12, 2024. CMS counts 5 health deficiencies and 1 fire safety deficiency in this cycle.
Dec 12, 2024 · Standard + complaint inspection
5 deficiencies, highest E
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 18, 2024
F805 · Food prepared for individual needs
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 18, 2024
F761 · Drug labeling and secure storage
Requirement cited (CMS): 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.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 18, 2024
F585 · Grievances and how they are handled
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 18, 2024
F578 · Refusing treatment and advance directives
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 18, 2024
Earlier cycle: 6 deficiencies (standard inspection Oct 19, 2023)
Standard inspection Oct 19, 2023. CMS counts 6 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Oct 19, 2023 · Standard inspection
6 deficiencies, highest F
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Oct 26, 2023
F812 · Food safety and sanitation
Requirement cited (CMS): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Oct 26, 2023
F805 · Food prepared for individual needs
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 26, 2023
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 26, 2023
F645 · Pre-admission screening for mental disorder or intellectual disability
Requirement cited (CMS): PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Oct 26, 2023
F550 · Dignity and the right to exercise rights
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 26, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
2 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 3 | Mar 26, 2026; Dec 12, 2024; Oct 19, 2023 |
| F805 Food prepared for individual needs | 2 | Dec 12, 2024; Oct 19, 2023 |
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.82 h (above the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.54 h (above the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.30 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.3% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 1
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 5 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 1 of 5
CMS figures for Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 705 NE Georgia Ave, Sweetwater, TX 79556
- Phone
- (325) 235-5417
- County
- Nolan
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Nexion Health
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 83.3
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Apr 17, 1985
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident and family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Questions to ask on a visit
Based on the tags cited most often here.
- How do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 3 times)
- How are texture-modified diets prepared so they still look and taste appealing? (F805, cited 2 times)
- How do staff learn about and respect each resident's personal routines and choices? (F550, cited 1 time)
- How does the home record and follow a resident's advance directive? (F578, cited 1 time)
Other nursing homes in Sweetwater and the same chain
- Terrell Healthcare Center
Terrell · 93 deficiencies - North Star Ranch Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cen
Bonham · 61 deficiencies - Duncanville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Duncanville · 58 deficiencies - Lily Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Lampasas · 52 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.