Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home
1102 North 1200 West, Ogden, UT · (801) 334-4300
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 116
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- Avalon Health Care
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 3, 2010
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Utah.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Utah homes
George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home carries 77.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 35% of Utah's 96 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Utah: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–15 pts
- 4★ 15–38 pts
- 3★ 38–66 pts
- 2★ 66–118.25 pts
- 1★ over 118.25 pts
Bars show every rated home in Utah by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
12 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Pharmacy Service3D
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
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.
Nutrition and Dietary2D
- D
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspection history
2024-08-07
9 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
2022-12-01
3 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2021-03-25
0 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 31 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 6 min
Utah average
4 h 5 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 18% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$12,363 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | Fine | $12,363 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 100.0% | 97.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.8 pts better | 100.0% | 98.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.4 pts better | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.6 pts better | 13.3% | 16.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.5 pts better | 2.8% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication28.3 pts worse | 54.1% | 25.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication11.1 pts better | 2.7% | 13.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.1 pts worse | 13.8% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.3 pts worse | 12.0% | 10.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infectionAbout the same | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.2 pts worse | 21.5% | 20.3% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts better | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.9 pts better | 100.0% | 94.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit7.6 pts better | 3.9% | 11.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication12.6 pts worse | 13.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine7.8 pts better | 100.0% | 92.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission6.1 pts better | 10.9% | 17.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
36 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Va Management LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 4 facilities |
| Avalon Veterans Services, L.l.c. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 4 facilities |
| Aston, Andrea | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Aston, Andrea | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Avalon Health Care Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Avalon Health Care Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Avalon Health Care Management Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Avalon Health Care Management Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Bird, Jill | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bird, Jill | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Borisevich, Maria | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Borisevich, Maria | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Borisevich, Maria | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Dangerfield, David | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Dangerfield, David | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Hash, Alan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Hash, Alan | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Hash, Alan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Kirton, Byron | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Byron | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Hyrum | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Hyrum | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Hyrum | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Hyrum | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Hyrum | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Spencer | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Kirton, Spencer | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Mohr, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mohr, Robert | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Smith, Nicole | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Smith, Nicole | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Smith, Nicole | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| State Of Utah | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| State Of Utah | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Woltil, Robert | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Woltil, Robert | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
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Fire safety
11 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4E
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Miscellaneous3D
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Egress2D
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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