The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
Ivins, UT · Medicare-certified · 108 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with 5-star staffing and quality measures and 3-star health inspections. It reports 6.06 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.0644 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.0644.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.53
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.92
- Nurse aides
- 3.61
- Weekend nursing
- 5.51
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 36%
Registered nurse turnover: 21%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.3%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.8%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
5.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.4%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
37.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
10.2%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: D
The home failed to support and respect residents’ choices and self-determination. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 561 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of AVALON HEALTH CARE · 15 homes · 3.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 101.8 residents on an average day (94% of 108 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 12 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.