83.5/100
Above average
Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078
- Certified beds
- 110
- Occupancy
- 27%
- Ownership
- Government
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$28,038 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Our read on Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Uintah Health Care Special Service District runs on county money, and it shows in the staffing numbers: 6.49 nurse hours per resident per day, well above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips only slightly from weekdays, so families visiting on Saturdays should still find adequate staff. The tradeoff sits in the inspection record. Eight deficiencies, including one tied to abuse and one serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, plus a $28,038 fine. That combination drags down an otherwise solid profile, four stars each for staffing and quality measures, three for health inspections, with the most recent state visit in September 2025. Good care hours don't erase a harm-level finding. Ask what changed since.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
29/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →6.38 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →1.88 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 5% against weekdays
Staff stability
7.5/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral
Resident outcomes
12/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
5/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$28,038 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: September 25, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Uintah Health Care Special Service District
What is the ElderGrade for Uintah Health Care Special Service District? +
Uintah Health Care Special Service District holds an ElderGrade of B (83.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Uintah Health Care Special Service District? +
Residents receive an average of 6.49 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Uintah Health Care Special Service District been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Uintah Health Care Special Service District accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Uintah Health Care Special Service District is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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