Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078 · Uintah County · 110 certified beds · avg 29 residents/day · certified since Feb 1, 1984
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Sep 25, 2025 · F-0740 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety.
Why it matters: A resident's untreated mental health needs can worsen and take a toll on their physical health too.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Oct 9, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (8)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. · from a complaint |
| Sep 25, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. |
| Sep 25, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). |
| Sep 25, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep complete, dated laboratory records in residents' files. |
| Sep 25, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not make sure the resident's doctor reviewed their care and wrote, signed, and dated progress notes and orders at each required visit. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility allowed residents to lose the ability to do daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and eating — when there was no medical reason for the decline. Good care helps residents keep the abilities they have. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | J ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $28,038.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | Fine | $28,038 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Utah avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.38 | 3.87 | 3.95 | top 6% in Utah; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.85 | 1.17 | 0.69 | top 11% in Utah; top 2% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 6.06 | 3.39 | 3.50 | top 4% in Utah; top 2% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 1.81 | 0.88 | 0.48 | top 4% in Utah; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 0.0 | 50.7 | 45.8 | — |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 40.6 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 6.49, RN 1.88, weekend 6.16. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
Government - County
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, Robert | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2008 |
| Hatch, Alicen | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/23/2018 |
| Jolley, Richard | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2008 |
| Lefevre, Willis | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Long, Edward | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Rasmussen, Douglas | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Rimer, Teresa | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2023 |
| Woodward, Kirk | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2006 |
| Hall, Robert | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2008 |
| Hatch, Alicen | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/23/2018 |
| Hatch, Alicen | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/08/2025 |
| Jolley, Richard | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2008 |
| Lefevre, Willis | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Long, Edward | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Rasmussen, Douglas | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Rasmussen, Douglas | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2019 |
| Rimer, Teresa | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2023 |
| Uintah Health Care Special Service District | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/23/2018 |
| Woodward, Kirk | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2006 |
| Woodward, Kirk | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/08/2025 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What mental health services do you provide on-site, and who delivers them?"
- "What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
- "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
- "How are lab results filed and reviewed, and how quickly does the doctor see abnormal results?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How often does each resident's doctor visit and review their care in person?"
- "How do you help residents maintain their daily living skills, and how do you measure whether it's working?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Senior Villa | 26.6 mi | Roosevelt, UT | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 465092.