Four Corners Regional Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Four Corners Regional Care Center is a 104-bed government-run nursing home in Blanding, Utah, part of Cascades Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Utah average of 2.35, and 67.4% nursing staff turnover (Utah average 50.7%).
Four Corners Regional Care Center
818 North 400 WestBlanding, UT 84511
San Juan County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Four Corners Regional Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Utah average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 91 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Utah avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.35 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | 0.48 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 1.25 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.91 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.56 | 3.56 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
67.4% of nursing staff at Four Corners Regional Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Utah average of 50.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Utah average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $68,471 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | Fine | $68,471 |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Feb 13, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Four Corners Regional Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Utah average is 3.3.
About Four Corners Regional Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: Cascades Healthcare, 19 homes
- Legal name: Beaver Valley Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 17, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Four Corners Regional Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Cortez | 51.6 | 101 | 2.18 | 2.82 | 39.6% | 2 | $36,023 |
| Canyonland Care Center Moab | 64.9 | 36 | 3.28 | 4.96 | 21.6% | 5 | $11,193 |
| The Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Mancos | 68.2 | 110 | 1.77 | 2.81 | 51.0% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Life Care Center of Farmington Farmington | 93.2 | 144 | 2.27 | 3.40 | 33.0% | 3 | $99,247 |
| San Juan Care Center Farmington | 93.7 | 93 | 2.20 | 3.16 | 52.9% | 5 | None |
| Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation Farmington | 93.8 | 50 | 2.36 | 4.34 | 66.7% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.