90/100
Excellent
700 South Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
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.
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
$12,735 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Hours 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.
Last standard health inspection: March 19, 2026 (5 months ago).
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Administration Deficiencies
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Actual harm to a resident
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of AVALON HEALTH CARE, which operates 16 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANGERFIELD, DAVID | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| KIRTON, BYRON | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| KIRTON, HYRUM | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| KIRTON, SPENCER | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| WOLTIL, ROBERT | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| DANGERFIELD, DAVID | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KIRTON, BYRON | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KIRTON, HYRUM | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KIRTON, SPENCER | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| WOLTIL, ROBERT | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| BORISEVICH, MARIA | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| HASH, ALAN | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
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William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home holds an ElderGrade of A (90 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 4.38 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 1 of the 12 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home 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.