The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: J
Nursing home report
Uintah Care Center
Registered name: Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Vernal, UT · Medicare-certified · 110 beds
Needs attention
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
Uintah Care Center has a 3 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star staffing and quality measures and 3-star health inspection results. It reports 6.49 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, but it also has a recent federal penalty and $28,038 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.4932 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $28,038recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.4932.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.88
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.69
- Nurse aides
- 3.92
- Weekend nursing
- 6.16
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—47.8%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
12.5%4%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.2%4%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
17.4%20%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—4.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
33.3%32%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
14.6%30.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
21.7%8.3%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure the resident’s doctor reviewed their care and properly wrote, signed, and dated required notes and orders during visits. Cited February 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 711 — 42 CFR §483.30 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $28,038 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $28,038 in total fines.
- $28,038
Federal fine
Sep 25, 2025
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 29.4 residents on an average day (27% of 110 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 42 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.