Advanced Health Care of Salem
555 West SR 164, Salem, UT 84653
Salem, Utah · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Advanced Health Care of Salem shows above-average quality that runs above Utah's state average of 3.3.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Advanced Health Care of Salem in Salem, Utah holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 98 of 100 (grade A). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)
Its CMS deficiency count sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 98 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 98.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Advanced Health Care of Salem's lighter CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores Advanced Health Care of Salem on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the Utah average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Salem, Utah. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 88%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.
Same-ownership peers
Within Utah, Advanced Health Care of Salem is one of 28 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.3 stars, ahead of roughly 68% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Advanced Health Care of Salem's upper-tercile stars compare to Utah
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Utah facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Utah state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Advanced Health Care of Salem ranks in Utah
Among the 96 CMS-rated nursing homes in Utah, Advanced Health Care of Salem’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 73% of them. The bars show how all Utah homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
26 Utah homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 16 |
| Residents | 14 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Utah |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 6 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Advanced Health Care of Salem? ▾
5 out of 5 stars is Advanced Health Care of Salem's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Utah average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Utah? ▾
In Utah, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $8,669/month ($104,025/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $10,646/month.
What services does Advanced Health Care of Salem offer? ▾
CMS classifies Advanced Health Care of Salem as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Advanced Health Care of Salem have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Advanced Health Care of Salem has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Utah? ▾
In Utah, alternatives include assisted living ($5,475/mo), home health aides ($7,484/mo), and adult day care ($3,033/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Utah elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 465189.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.