Overview
Uintah Health Care Special Service District has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Utah average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Vernal. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 94% of nursing homes in Utah (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 25, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Utah average of 8.7. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $28,038 in the past three years.
Uintah Health Care Special Service District is a government-run facility with 110 certified beds, caring for about 32 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 89%
Top 72%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $28,038
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff6.18 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.83 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.66 hrs
- Nurse aides3.69 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 32
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes