Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
South Davis Specialty Care
481 South 400 East, Bountiful, UT 84010 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 95 certified beds
South Davis Specialty Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bountiful, Utah. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 7.79 hours per resident per day, above the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How South Davis Specialty Care 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) | 7.79 | 4.06 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.51 | 1.19 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.69 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.1% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 9, 2026
What inspectors found at South Davis Specialty Care
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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2021 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2021 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2021
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
- 481 South 400 East
Bountiful, UT 84010 - CMS certification #
- 465187
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 95
- Avg residents/day
- 50.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2017-08-17
- 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 →
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
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What South Davis Specialty Care 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 experienced team delivers individualized plans with lower nurse-to-patient ratios, 24/7 nursing and respiratory support, advanced treatments, and comprehensive in-house therapies, helping every patient regain strength and achieve developmental milestones.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
, our on-site dialysis services eliminate the stress and risks of off-site transportation, allowing patients with complex needs—particularly those on ventilators or with high-acuity conditions—to receive seamless, coordinated hemodialysis right where they heal.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private room options available
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lakeview Hospital, Bountiful. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Monument Healthcare Stonecreek, Bountiful. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Symbii Davis Home Health, Bountiful. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84010 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Bountiful Dialysis, Bountiful, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
462538 Liberty Dialysis - Woodscross (Fmc), Bountiful, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
462320 Primary Children'S Dialysis Center, Salt Lake City, 8.6 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 38 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84010.
Symbii Davis Hospice, office in Bountiful, 0.1 miles away, straight line
Ovation Hospice Of Salt Lake, office in Bountiful, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Rocky Mountain Hospice - Utah, office in Woods Cross, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Utah Adult Services, Salt Lake City. 7.9 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 South Davis Specialty Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives South Davis Specialty Care 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 South Davis Specialty Care staffed?
South Davis Specialty Care reports 7.79 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has South Davis Specialty Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does South Davis Specialty Care have?
South Davis Specialty Care is certified for 95 beds.