Nursing homes in Utah
97 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.3/5 — +0.34 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 29% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $2,323,572.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Utah
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home
5/5Payson · 108 bedsMuch above average →Mt Ogden Health and Rehabilitation Center
5/5Washington Terrace · 108 bedsMuch above average →Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
5/5Ivins · 108 bedsMuch above average →Highland Care Center
5/5Holladay · 103 bedsMuch above average →Advanced Health Care of St. George
5/5St George · 100 bedsMuch above average →Pinnacle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
5/5Price · 100 bedsMuch above average →All 97 facilities in Utah
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Utah
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 8 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Utah
11 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Abuse icon | Roy, UT | 3/5 | 176 | $36,645 |
| Pine Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Abuse icon | Salt Lake City, UT | 3/5 | 34 | $56,121 |
| Monument Healthcare Murray Creek Abuse icon | Millcreek, UT | 2/5 | 184 | $59,188 |
| Monument Healthcare Brigham City Abuse icon | Brigham City, UT | 2/5 | 84 | $46,602 |
| Millcreek Rehabilitation and Nursing Abuse icon | Salt Lake City, UT | 2/5 | 61 | $25,441 |
| Mission at Alpine Rehabilitation Center Abuse icon Watch list | Pleasant Grove, UT | 2/5 | 52 | $125,737 |
| Meadow Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Abuse icon | Salt Lake City, UT | 2/5 | 41 | $31,331 |
| Provo Rehabilitation and Nursing Abuse icon Watch list | Provo, UT | 1/5 | 220 | $73,003 |
| Monument Healthcare South Salt Lake Watch list | Salt Lake City, UT | 1/5 | 140 | $36,546 |
| Red Cliffs Health and Rehab Abuse icon Watch list | St George, UT | 1/5 | 124 | $153,114 |
| San Rafael Health and Rehabilitation Abuse icon Watch list | Ferron, UT | 1/5 | 51 | $29,347 |
| Maple Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Abuse icon | Salt Lake City, UT | 1/5 | 36 | $3,496 |
Choosing between nursing homes in Utah
The state average hides wide variation. In Utah the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Utah?
97 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 8379 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Utah?
3.3 out of 5 stars across 96 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Utah has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Utah?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.