Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West · Vernal, UT 84078 · 110 certified beds
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About Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Uintah Health Care Special Service District is a nursing home in Vernal, Utah. Its capacity is 110 beds, above the Utah median of 90 for nursing homes. It is run by a government body. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 8 citations, the most recent on September 25, 2025. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 6.18 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
3.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (8)
Records from February 2022 to September 2025.
September 25, 2025
Tag F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
September 25, 2025
Tag F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected October 9, 2025.
September 25, 2025
Tag F0605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
September 25, 2025
Tag F0775Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
September 25, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
February 9, 2022
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2022.
February 9, 2022
Tag F0711Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2022.
February 9, 2022
Tag F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2022.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $28,038
September 25, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $28,038 against this nursing home on September 25, 2025.
Staffing
6.18 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 6.47 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Government - County
- Parent company: Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Utah.
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