Uintah Health Care Special Service District
510 South 500 West, Vernal, UT, 84078
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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
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 110 · avg 30 residents/day
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Utah averageUtah avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $28,038 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 465092
- Certified beds
- 110 beds · avg 30 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Uintah Health Care Special Service District
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (2 on record)
- Alicen Hatch
Corporate Director · since 2018
- Uintah Health Care Special Service District
Other · since 2006
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 8)
- J0740·Sep 25, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0880·Sep 25, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0775·Sep 25, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
- D0628·Sep 25, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E0605·Sep 25, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- E0880·Feb 9, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0711·Feb 9, 2022
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- D0676·Feb 9, 2022
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $28K
Most recent events
- Sep 25, 2025Fine · $28K
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 25, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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