Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
City Creek Post Acute
165 South 1000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 108 certified beds
City Creek Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Salt Lake City, Utah. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.58 hours per resident per day, below the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on Jan 29, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How City Creek Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the Utah and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Utah avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.58 | 4.06 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 1.19 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.15 | 2.37 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.0% | 51.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at City Creek Post Acute
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 4, 2022
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Potential for harm
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 4, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 4, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 165 South 1000 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84102 - CMS certification #
- 465072
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 68.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-12-15
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What City Creek Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake, Salt Lake City. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek, Salt Lake City. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cascade Springs Home Healthcare, Salt Lake City. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84102 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 462320 Primary Children'S Dialysis Center, Salt Lake City, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Davita Kolff Dialysis, Salt Lake City, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
462530 Fresenius Kidney Care Wasatch, Salt Lake City, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84102.
True North Hospice, office in South Salt Lake, 3.0 miles away, straight line
Hospice For Utah LLC, office in South Salt Lake, 3.4 miles away, straight line
Solstice Hospice And Palliative Care, LLC, office in Salt Lake City, 5.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Utah Adult Services, Salt Lake City. 1.6 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is City Creek Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives City Creek Post Acute an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is City Creek Post Acute staffed?
City Creek Post Acute reports 3.58 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has City Creek Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does City Creek Post Acute have?
City Creek Post Acute is certified for 108 beds.