Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing
3094 South State Street, South Salt Lake, UT · (801) 485-9007
- Certified beds
- 37
- Residents per day
- 37
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 1, 1992
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How this home got 5 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★no change (already 5)
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Utah homes
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing carries 15 inspection points. That is fewer than 89% 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
6 health citations on record since 2022. 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- B
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2025-10-09
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2024-05-22
0 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2022-09-28
1 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 2 min of nursing staff time a day, 45 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 2 min
Utah average
4 h 5 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 40% of nursing staff and 20% 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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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 days1.2 pts better | 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.4 pts better | 0 | 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 injury1.8 pts better | 0.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.5 pts worse | 23.4% | 16.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.3 pts better | 0.0% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication25.3 pts worse | 51.1% | 25.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.4 pts worse | 22.2% | 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 worsened4.9 pts better | 7.8% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.8 pts better | 2.9% | 10.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.9 pts better | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence13.2 pts better | 7.1% | 20.3% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.8 pts better | 0.0% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 96.3% | 94.1% | 82.3% |
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Fire safety
2 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- D
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
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