Nursing home
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
160 North 200 East, Ivins, UT 84738 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Avalon Health Care (13 facilities) · 108 certified beds
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ivins, Utah. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.83 hours per resident per day, above the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on May 20, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins 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) | 5.83 | 4.06 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.52 | 1.19 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.44 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.8% | 51.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | above 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 May 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
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 food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 20, 2025 · 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 · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 28, 2023
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
- 160 North 200 East
Ivins, UT 84738 - CMS certification #
- 465180
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 104.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-08-14
- 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 →
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Location and nearby
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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 (SOUTHERN 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
- St. George Regional Hospital, St George. 11.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Seasons Healthcare and Rehabilitation, St. George. 6.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Intermountain Health Home Health - St. George, St George. 7.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84738 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Sunset, Ut, Santa Clara, 3.9 miles away, straight line
462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc), Saint George, 8.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Dixie Dialysis Center, Saint George, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84738.
Intermountain Health Hospice - St. George, office in St George, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice Of Southern Utah, office in St. George, 7.5 miles away, straight line
Zion'S Way Hospice, office in St George, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ihc Health Services Inc, St George. 8.5 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
- 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 Ivins, UT, risk to homes is greater than 84% of communities in Utah and 96% 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins a good nursing home?
CMS gives Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins an overall rating of 4 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 Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins staffed?
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins reports 5.83 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins have?
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins is certified for 108 beds.