Federal nursing home survey record · CMS-certified nursing home· Not a state assisted-living licensing record

STERLING HILLS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTE

SWEETWATER, TX · 96 certified beds · Last Life Safety survey March 26, 2026

CMS Certification Number 455509 · first certified April 1985

Ownership

Operated by NEXION HEALTH · For profit - Corporation

  • Ownership changed April 1, 2022 (change of ownership)to STERLING HILLS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER from NEXION HEALTH AT SWEETWATER, INC
1
Citations on file
Rolling three-year window
3
Life Safety surveys
In the same window
0
Tags cited more than once
Across separate surveys
0
Inspection & testing records
Of the citations on file

Position within TX

1 citations — more than 5% of the 1,177 certified nursing homes in TX. Compared within TX rather than nationally because which state a facility is in explains about 30% of the variation in citation counts between facilities, while bed count explains under 1%. State survey agencies differ far more than the buildings do. How this is calculated

When is the next survey likely?

The window opens May 2027 — about 7 months from now. This facility’s last Life Safety survey was March 2026. Facilities in TX are typically surveyed 13–14 months after the last one (median 14), measured over 1,905 consecutive surveys in the last two years of CMS records.

A range the record supports, not a prediction of a date. State agencies vary widely — from about 11 months in Pennsylvania to three years in Maryland. How the window is measured

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Which alerts

Physical environment (health survey)

3 physical-environment citations on the health survey. Cited by the health surveyors under Appendix PP, not the Life Safety Code surveyor: equipment in safe operating condition, the call system, bed rails, pest control, hazards, the environment. Counted separately from the 1 Life Safety citation above. The Physical Environment Index

  • F-0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

How that compares

Citations on file over three years

Compared with the median facility in TX, and nationally. Surveyors differ markedly between states, so the TX figure is the meaningful one.

This facility1TX median7National median11
Citations on file over three years, compared
MeasureCitations
This facility1
Median facility in TX7
Median facility nationally11

Survey history

Citations at each Life Safety survey
02023-1012024-1202026-03
Citations at each Life Safety survey
Survey dateCitations
October 19, 20230
December 12, 20241
March 26, 20260

Most-cited tags

Most-cited tags at this facility
K-03411
Most-cited tags at this facility
TagWhat the surveyor checksTimes citedLast cited
K-0341Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.12024-12-12

What the citations cover

Citations by CMS category
  • Smoke Deficiencies 1
Citations by CMS category
CategoryCitations
Smoke Deficiencies1

Every citation on file

As published by CMS, newest survey first. Descriptions are CMS’s own wording.

December 12, 2024 — 1 citation

Citations issued on December 12, 2024
TagWhat the surveyor checksStatus
K-0341Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.Deficient, Provider has date of correction (December 18, 2024)

Reflects the CMS posting of August 1, 2026. Surveys conducted in the last few months may not appear yet.