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Nursing home report card · Vernal, UT

Uintah Health Care Special Service District

510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078

Call this home: (435) 781-3505

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Infection-control problems noted

Quick summary

About average Medicare rating

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Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.

How recent is this information?
Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026
Our record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
Last routine health inspection
Sep 25, 2025

These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.

Medicare ratings

One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.

Overall rating
3out of 5

Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.

About average for U.S. nursing homes

Health inspections
3out of 5

Based on problems found during health inspections.

About average for U.S. nursing homes

Nursing staff
4out of 5

Based on staffing levels and related measures.

Above average

Health and care results
4out of 5

Based on reported health and care results.

Above average

What do the ratings and warnings mean?
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
Inspection problems
Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
Abuse warning
Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
Nursing staff time
Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.

Learn about the records and their limits →

At a glance

These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.

Care and safety problems
8

Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections

Fire-safety problems
0

Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations

Reported fines
$28,038

Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records

Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026

Medicare home ID: 465092

Inspection findings to read first

Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.

  • Immediate danger to residents · isolated case

    Sep 25, 2025 · Inspection rule 0740

    Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

  • Could have caused harm · isolated case

    Sep 25, 2025 · Inspection rule 0628

    Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

  • Could have caused harm · isolated case

    Sep 25, 2025 · Inspection rule 0880

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Read the inspection history →

Nursing staff time

These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.

Registered nurses (RNs)
1.88hours per resident per day

about 1 hr 53 min per resident per day

All nursing staff
6.49hours per resident per day

about 6 hr 30 min per resident per day

Registered nurse time on weekends
1.81hours per resident per day

about 1 hr 48 min per resident per day

Latest inspection summary

A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.

We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.

How this home compares

Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.

  • Overall CMS rating: 3 stars
  • Health inspection rating: 3 stars
  • Staffing rating: 4 stars
  • Registered nurse time per resident: 1.88 hours/day
  • Total nurse time per resident: 6.49 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages

Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Utah averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.

Other concerns in the records

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  • Recent citations include infection-control problems
  • CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period

How serious were the problems?

Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.

  • Immediate danger to residents1 citation
  • Could have caused harm7 citations

Why inspectors showed up

Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.

Complaints
0
Routine
8
Fire safety
0
Other
0

Who owns it

Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as Government - County.

  • We do not have individual owner names for this home.

Inspection history

Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.

September 25, 20255 findings
  • Administration problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0775 · code D

    Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Immediate danger to residents · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0740 · code J

    Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0605 · code E

    Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0628 · code D

    Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

February 9, 20223 findings
  • Nursing and Physician Services problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0711 · code 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 Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0676 · code D

    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Fines & penalties

These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.

  • Fine · Sep 25, 2025$28,038

Related topics

Questions about Uintah Health Care Special Service District

What is Uintah Health Care Special Service District's Medicare star rating?
As of August 1, 2026, Uintah Health Care Special Service District in Vernal, Utah has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Other CMS scores: health inspection 3 of 5, staffing 4 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5. These are CMS ratings based on inspection, staffing, and quality information, not consumer reviews.
Has Uintah Health Care Special Service District been fined?
As of August 1, 2026, the imported penalty records list $28,038 in reported fines for Uintah Health Care Special Service District. The individual penalty dates can differ from the Medicare file date; a listed fine does not establish that it was paid.
Does Uintah Health Care Special Service District have a Medicare abuse warning?
No. The current CMS Care Compare extract does not show an abuse warning icon for Uintah Health Care Special Service District in Vernal, Utah.
How does Uintah Health Care Special Service District compare with other nursing homes in Utah?
Its overall CMS rating is 3 out of 5. A rating comparison is withheld because a matching source date or a usable rating is missing. Use the Utah report card and dated inspection history for context; inspection totals alone are not a like-for-like performance comparison.

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