Nursing home
Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge
544 East 1200 South, Heber City, UT 84032 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Rocky Mountain Care (9 facilities) · 92 certified beds
Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Heber City, Utah. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.02 hours per resident per day, below the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on Mar 29, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $32,029In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge 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) | 4.02 | 4.06 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.38 | 1.19 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.6% | 51.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $32,029, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge
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
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 13, 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
- 544 East 1200 South
Heber City, UT 84032 - CMS certification #
- 465147
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 92
- Avg residents/day
- 74.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-01-08
- Chain
- Rocky Mountain Care (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Rocky Mountain Care
Rocky Mountain Care operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Rocky Mountain Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2026, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 27, 2026: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jun 2, 2026. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Beaver Valley Hospital. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Park City Hospital, Park City. 11.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cascades at Orchard Park, Orem. 19.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Health Watch Provo, Inc., Orem. 18.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84032 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 462311 Heber Valley Dialysis, Heber City, 14.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Lone Peak Dialysis, American Fork, 14.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84032.
Belle Vie Hospice, LLC, office in American Fork, 22.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Charles Fehlauer, MD, Sandy. 22.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Heber, UT, risk to homes is greater than 82% of communities in Utah and 95% 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
| 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 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge staffed?
Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge reports 4.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge have?
Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge is certified for 92 beds.