Nursing home
Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078 · Map
Government - County · 110 certified beds
Uintah Health Care Special Service District is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Vernal, Utah. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.25 hours per resident per day, above the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on Sep 14, 2023 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $28,038In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Uintah Health Care Special Service District 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) | 6.25 | 4.06 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.79 | 1.19 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.79 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 51.7% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 September 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 9, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $28,038, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2022 - 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 · Feb 9, 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
- 510 South 500 West
Vernal, UT 84078 - CMS certification #
- 465092
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 110
- Avg residents/day
- 31.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-02-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ashley Regional Medical Center, Vernal. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Senior Villa, Roosevelt. 26.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Good Shepherd Home Care, Vernal. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84078 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 463506 Uintah Basin Med Ctr Dialysis- Vernal, Vernal, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84078.
Good Shepherd Hospice - Vernal, office in Vernal, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Charles Fehlauer, MD, Sandy. 119.8 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 Uintah County, UT, risk to homes is greater than 18% of communities in Utah and 73% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | 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 Uintah Health Care Special Service District a good nursing home?
CMS gives Uintah Health Care Special Service District 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 Uintah Health Care Special Service District staffed?
Uintah Health Care Special Service District reports 6.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has Uintah Health Care Special Service District had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Uintah Health Care Special Service District have?
Uintah Health Care Special Service District is certified for 110 beds.