Utah

Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

97 facilities5,870 residents4.06 avg HPRD

vs National Average

+0.17 HPRD

National avg: 3.90 · Utah: 4.06

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Utah ranks among the higher-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 4.06 HPRD — 0.17 hours above the national average. Only 69.1% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 1.19 HPRD, with 77.3% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.

4.06

Average Total HPRD

All nursing staff combined

▲ 0.17 vs national

1.19

Average RN HPRD

Recommended: 0.75

▲ 0.50 vs national

69.1%

Meet CMS Benchmark

67 of 97 facilities

17.3%

Avg Weekend Drop-off

Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun

3.5%

Avg Agency Staff

Contractor/temp worker hours

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Had Zero-RN Days

Data unavailable

3.76

Median HPRD

50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)

F-Rated Facilities

Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How Utah's 97 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

For-Profit

4.11

avg HPRD

68 facilities (70%)

Non-Profit

4.56

avg HPRD

7 facilities (7%)

Government

3.74

avg HPRD

22 facilities (23%)

💡 Non-profit facilities in Utah average 0.45 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 11% higher staffing.

▲ Best Staffed in Utah

Top 5 by total nurse HPRD

A+

Logan Regional Hospital Transitional Care Unit

South Davis Specialty Care

Garfield County Nursing Home

Advanced Health Care of St. George

St George

6.42 HPRD

RN: 1.71

▼ Most Understaffed in Utah

Bottom 5 by total nurse HPRD

Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing

South Salt Lake

1.95 HPRD

RN: 0.52

Millcreek Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC

Salt Lake City

2.21 HPRD

RN: 0.78

Maple Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing

Salt Lake City

2.31 HPRD

RN: 0.60

Alpine Meadow Rehabilitation and Nursing

West Valley City

2.47 HPRD

RN: 0.89

Lomond Peak Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC

Ogden

2.53 HPRD

RN: 0.41

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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in Utah — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low

Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%

County	Facilities ↓	Avg HPRD	RN HPRD	Meet Benchmark	Grades
▸Salt Lake	35	3.79	1.10	57.1%	Mixed B/C
▸Utah	13	4.10	1.33	84.6%	Mixed B/A
▸Weber	11	3.74	0.96	45.5%	Mixed C/D
▸Washington	8	4.33	1.03	75.0%	Mixed A+/B
▸Davis	6	4.71	1.45	83.3%	Mixed B/A+
▸Cache	4	5.68	2.16	100.0%	Mixed A/A+
▸Box Elder	3	3.81	1.17	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Carbon	2	3.32	1.23	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Iron	2	4.10	0.83	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Sevier	2	4.23	1.50	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Millard	1	3.55	0.84	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Garfield	1	6.64	2.13	100.0%	Mostly A+
▸San Juan	1	3.33	0.43	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Sanpete	1	2.93	0.74	0.0%	Mostly D
▸Grand	1	4.45	1.12	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Tooele	1	3.68	0.75	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Uintah	1	6.26	1.79	100.0%	Mostly A+
▸Emery	1	4.07	1.50	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Wasatch	1	4.02	1.38	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Duchesne	1	3.88	0.84	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Juab	1	3.91	1.09	100.0%	Mostly B

HPRD Range in Utah

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.41

25th pctile

3.76

Median

4.36

75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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