Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home
1551 North Main Street, Payson, UT, 84651
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - State · Chain: Avalon Health Care
- Certified beds
- 108 · avg 104 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 28.3% — lower than most Utah nursing homesUtah avg: 51.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 12.5% — 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
- 465181
- Certified beds
- 108 beds · avg 104 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - State
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Avalon Care Center - Va Payson 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.
Disclosed owners (19 on record)
- Peter s Cooke
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Sebastian c Paquette
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Avalon Holding Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Avalon va Management Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Avalon Veterans Services, L.l.c.
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Weston Parsons
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
+ 13 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 13)
- D0770·Apr 13, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- D0609·Mar 28, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0880·Mar 28, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Mar 28, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0757·Mar 28, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0695·Mar 28, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0880·Apr 7, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Apr 7, 2022
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 28, 2024. 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.
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