Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
160 North 200 East, Ivins, UT, 84738
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Avalon Health Care
- Certified beds
- 108 · avg 102 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 36.1% — lower than most Utah nursing homesUtah avg: 51.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 21.4% — lower than most Utah nursing homesUtah avg: 41.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Utah averageUtah avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 465180
- Certified beds
- 108 beds · avg 102 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Avalon Care Center - Va Ivins Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Avalon Health Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Avalon Health Care chain — 15 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Parent entity
Avalon Health Care Inc
Disclosed owners (22 on record)
- Byron a Kirton
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Hyrum a Kirton Individual tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Hyrum Kirton
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- K-team Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 7% · since 2025
- Spencer k Kirton Individual tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Spencer Kirton
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
+ 16 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 12)
- E0804·May 20, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0756·May 20, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E0697·May 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0689·May 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0688·May 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0676·May 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D0656·May 20, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0641·May 20, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 20, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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