Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078
Vernal, Utah · CMS verdict
Uintah Health Care Special Service District's CMS overall star rating stands at 3 of 5, in line with the Utah state average (3.3) and reflecting average quality by the federal five-star measure.
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.
Uintah Health Care Special Service District in Vernal, Utah holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 71 of 100 (grade C). The 110-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Utah runs a median of $8,669 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index
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 rating of 3 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 71 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 71.
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.
Data insights
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Uintah Health Care Special Service District carries an overall CMS quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (3/5), staffing (4/5), and quality measures (4/5).
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 Vernal, Utah, this facility operates 110 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 31 residents - an occupancy rate of about 28%. The facility is classified under government - county ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 28% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (7 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same 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
The figures above come directly from the U.S. Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare dataset for federal quality ratings, combined with the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey of more than 15,000 elder-care providers nationwide and U.S. Census American Community Survey income data. Cost figures are monthly medians, refreshed annually with each new CareScout release; quality ratings are refreshed quarterly from the CMS Provider Information File. Read these state and county medians as benchmarks, then verify current rates with individual providers and consult care managers before making placement decisions. See our methodology for source vintage.
How Uintah Health Care Special Service District compares 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 Uintah Health Care Special Service District ranks in Utah
Among the 96 CMS-rated nursing homes in Utah, Uintah Health Care Special Service District’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 33% of them. The bars show how all Utah homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
17 Utah homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 110 |
| Residents | 31 |
| Ownership | Government - County |
| County | Uintah |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 7 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Uintah Health Care Special Service District? ▾
Uintah Health Care Special Service District has an overall CMS quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 3/5, staffing rating of 4/5, and quality measures rating of 4/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Utah? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Utah's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,669 per month ($104,025 per year), with private rooms averaging $10,646 per month.
What services does Uintah Health Care Special Service District offer? ▾
With 110 beds with approximately 31 current residents, Uintah Health Care Special Service District is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under government - county ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 7 deficiencies and 1 penalties.
Does Uintah Health Care Special Service District have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Uintah Health Care Special Service District has multiple deficiencies (7 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. 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).
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Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Provider ID: 465092.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.