Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home
1551 North Main Street, Payson, UT 84651 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Avalon Health Care (13 facilities) · 108 certified beds
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Payson, Utah. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.63 hours per resident per day, above the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home 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) | 5.63 | 4.06 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.85 | 1.19 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.40 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.4% | 51.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual 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 · Apr 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 7, 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
- 1551 North Main Street
Payson, UT 84651 - CMS certification #
- 465181
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 102.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-10-21
- Chain
- Avalon Health Care (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Avalon Health Care
Avalon Health Care operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Avalon Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (CENTRAL UTAH VETERANS HOME) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Nursing Care: 108. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Aug 14, 2024)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mountain View Hospital, Payson. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rocky Mountain Care - Maple Dell, Payson. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Maple Creek Home Health, Spanish Fork. 5.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84651 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 462543 Srs- Payson, LLC, Payson, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Mt. Nebo Dialysis, Salem, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Timpanogos Dialysis, Provo, 13.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84651.
Icare Hospice, office in Springville, 9.4 miles away, straight line
Maple Creek Hospice, office in Springville, 9.6 miles away, straight line
Canyon Hospice Of Utah County, office in Springville, 9.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ihc Health Services Inc, Riverton. 34.9 miles away, straight line. 2 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Payson, UT, risk to homes is greater than 61% of communities in Utah and 91% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home staffed?
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home reports 5.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home have?
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home is certified for 108 beds.