Cindy Watanabe
Mar 2021
Great team of professionals!
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1996
Home Health Compare
What Families Think
Sterling Medcare Home Health is a small home health and hospice provider in Sterling, Colorado, with a handful of Google reviews praising the staff's professionalism. There isn't much public detail beyond that to help families evaluate the service more fully.
The Good
- Reviewers describe staff as a great team of professionals
- Perfect 5 out of 5 Google rating
The Bad
- Very few reviews available to judge consistency
- No published pricing information
AI-generated from reviews and community data.
Sterling Medcare Home Health is a home health agency serving Sterling, Colorado offering Home Health. Families rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews.
About Sterling Medcare Home Health
Sterling Medcare Home Health is a home health and hospice community in Sterling, Colorado.
Families rate Sterling Medcare Home Health 5 out of 5 based on 3 Google reviews.
Contact the community directly to ask about availability, pricing, and tours, or browse the photos and reviews here to see if it could be the right fit for your family.
Types of Care at Sterling Medcare Home Health
Home Health
Need help deciding?
Tell us what you're looking for and we'll match you with communities that fit. Free, and you choose who contacts you.
Help Me ChooseReviews of Sterling Medcare Home Health
5overall · 3 ratings combined
5★ on Google (3)
Medicare Quality of Care
Sterling Medcare Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1996). The figures below come from Medicare's Home Health Compare program and are updated quarterly. Percentages are shares of patients; higher is better unless noted.
Quality of patient care
3.5 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Home health aide
What patients say
4.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency84%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1087%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way91%US 89%
- The team communicated well92%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety73%US 82%
48 completed patient surveys, 35% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community89%US 80%Better than
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)8%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral87%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around73%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed96%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing94%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved99%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly71%US 81%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)1%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)0%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations76%US 61%
Service area
Sterling Medcare Home Health reports serving 23 ZIP codes, including Akron, Atwood, Briggsdale, Brush, Crook, Fleming, Fort Morgan, Haxtun, Hillrose, Holyoke and more. Search by your ZIP code to confirm coverage; agencies that cover it are marked “Serves your ZIP”.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Compare and the HHCAHPS patient survey. CCN 067274. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Sterling Medcare Home Health offer?
Sterling Medcare Home Health offers Home Health.
Where is Sterling Medcare Home Health located?
Sterling Medcare Home Health is located at 214 S 3rd St in Sterling, Colorado.
What do families say about Sterling Medcare Home Health?
Sterling Medcare Home Health is a small home health and hospice provider in Sterling, Colorado, with a handful of Google reviews praising the staff's professionalism. There isn't much public detail beyond that to help families evaluate the service more fully.
Does Medicare cover care from Sterling Medcare Home Health?
Yes. Sterling Medcare Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency, so Medicare Part A or Part B pays in full for skilled nursing, therapy and home health aide visits when a doctor orders them and the patient is homebound. There is no copay for covered home health visits. Medicare rates the agency's quality of patient care 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Sterling Medcare Home Health?
For Medicare to pay, yes: a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must certify that care is needed and sign a plan of care. Families can call the agency first, and the agency will usually contact the doctor to arrange the order. Ongoing help with bathing, meals and companionship is a different service, non-medical home care, which needs no referral.
How can families visit Sterling Medcare Home Health?
Submit the Request Information form on this page to connect with Sterling Medcare Home Health and arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.
Work at Sterling Medcare Home Health? Claim this listing to update photos, pricing, and details. It's free.
Nearby Communities
Other senior living options within 25 miles of Sterling.
Crystal Care
Sterling, Colorado0.2 mi
Assisted Living
Devonshire Care Center
Sterling, Colorado0.8 mi
4.5(30)
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
Sterling Health & Rehabilitation Center
Sterling, Colorado0.8 mi
4.2(34)
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
The Harmony Home
Sterling, Colorado1 mi
4(4)
Assisted Living
The Harmony Home, LLC
Sterling, Colorado1 mi
2.7(3)
Assisted Living
Legacy at Sterling assisted living facility
Sterling, Colorado1.3 mi
4.2(9)
Assisted Living