Overview
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heig has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Michigan average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 4 nursing homes in Sterling Heights. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 61% of nursing homes in Michigan (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 25, 2025, found 18 health deficiencies, more than the Michigan average of 9.9. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $4,233 in the past three years.
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heig is a for-profit facility with 163 certified beds, caring for about 147 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2013.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 75%
Top 48%
Top 46%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 18
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 18
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $4,233
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.02 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.72 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.48 hrs
- Nurse aides1.82 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 163
- Average residents per day
- 147
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 12, 2013
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes