Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
Nursing home in Sweetwater, Texas, CMS certification number 455509
705 NE Georgia Ave, Sweetwater, TX 79556 · Nolan County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.52
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.02
- Weekend total hours
- 3.07
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 26, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 12, 2024, found 5.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 86.4 residents live here, about 90% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 86.4
- Certified since
- April 17, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
- Legal business name
- West Wharton County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 51 homes nationally under Nexion Health, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
- Avir at Sweetwater4925 Elizabeth St., Sweetwater 79556
- Merkel Nursing Center1704 N. 1st, Merkel 79536
- Mitchell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center971 West I-20, Colorado City 79512
- Homeplace Manor Healthcare Center425 SW Ave F, Hamlin 79520
- Avir at Snyder210 E 37th St, Snyder 79549
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
What is the CMS star rating of Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente?
West Wharton County Hospital District, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.