Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home
700 South Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Avalon Health Care (13 facilities) · 81 certified beds
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Salt Lake City, Utah. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.26 hours per resident per day, above the Utah average of 4.06. Its most recent inspection on Feb 28, 2024 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How William E Christofferson Salt Lake 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) | 4.26 | 4.06 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.52 | 1.19 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.46 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.4% | 51.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2024 · 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 · Feb 28, 2024 · 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 · Feb 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2024 · 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 · Jun 9, 2022 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2019
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
- 700 South Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113 - CMS certification #
- 465150
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 81
- Avg residents/day
- 74.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-09-21
- 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
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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 (UTAH STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME – SALT LAKE CITY) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Nursing Care: 81. 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
- University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics, Salt Lake City. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- City Creek Post Acute, Salt Lake City. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cascade Springs Home Healthcare, Salt Lake City. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Huntsman Mental Health Institute Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 84113 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Kolff Dialysis, Salt Lake City, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
462320 Primary Children'S Dialysis Center, Salt Lake City, 0.6 miles away, straight line
462530 Fresenius Kidney Care Wasatch, Salt Lake City, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 84113.
Canyon Hospice, office in Murray, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice - Utah Ii, LLC, office in Murray, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice, office in Murray, 8.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Utah Adult Services, Salt Lake City. 1.3 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Salt Lake City, 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home staffed?
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home reports 4.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Utah average of 4.06.
Has William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home have?
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home is certified for 81 beds.