Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT · (435) 781-3505
- Certified beds
- 110
- Residents per day
- 32
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 1, 1984
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How this home got 3 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
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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Utah homes
Uintah Health Care Special Service District carries 52.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 52% 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
8 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Everything else, by area of care
Infection Control2E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1E
- E
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Administration1D
- D
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Inspection history
2025-09-25
5 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
2023-09-14
0 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2022-02-09
3 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 6 h 11 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 50 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
6 h 11 min
Utah average
4 h 5 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
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
$28,038 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | Fine | $28,038 |
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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 days0.2 pts worse | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 1.3 | 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 worse | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.9 pts better | 10.0% | 16.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts worse | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.3 pts worse | 31.1% | 25.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication34.1 pts worse | 47.9% | 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 worsened7.6 pts better | 5.1% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.2 pts worse | 13.9% | 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 infection5 pts worse | 6.9% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.5 pts better | 15.8% | 20.3% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.6 pts better | 2.2% | 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 visit6.6 pts better | 4.9% | 11.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse | 1.2% | 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 admission4.6 pts better | 12.4% | 17.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 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 |
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| Hall, Robert | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Hall, Robert | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Hatch, Alicen | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hatch, Alicen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hatch, Alicen | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jolley, Richard | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jolley, Richard | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lefevre, Willis | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lefevre, Willis | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Long, Edward | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Long, Edward | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rasmussen, Douglas | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rasmussen, Douglas | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rasmussen, Douglas | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rimer, Teresa | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rimer, Teresa | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Uintah Health Care Special Service District | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Woodward, Kirk | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Woodward, Kirk | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Woodward, Kirk | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
13 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4F
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress3F
- F
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D
Meet other general requirements.
- D
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Services2D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Construction1D
- D
Meet other general requirements.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- D
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 14 min
- Fines
- $0
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Mission at Castle Rock
Green River, WY · Mission Health Services
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 34 min
- Fines
- $0
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Sage View Care Center
Rock Springs, WY · Evergreen Healthcare Group
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 23 min
- Fines
- $8,278