Nursing HomeInspections

Uintah Health Care Special Service District

Nursing home in Vernal, UT

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078
Phone
(435) 781-3505
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
465092
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
110
Average residents per day
29
Ownership
Government, county
Legal business name
Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 1, 1984
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 465092. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 25, 2025. CMS lists 8 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 9, 2022 to Sep 25, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Sep 25, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 25, 2025Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 25, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 25, 2025Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 25, 2025Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Feb 9, 2022Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 9, 2022Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 9, 2022Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $28,038 in the last three years.

Sep 25, 2025Fine: $28,038

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
6.49 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.88 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.92 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
6.16 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.