Garfield County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Garfield County Nursing Home is a 21-bed government-run nursing home in Panguitch, Utah. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 60% above the Utah average of 2.35, and 32.3% nursing staff turnover (Utah average 50.7%).
Garfield County Nursing Home
200 North 450 EastPanguitch, UT 84759
Garfield 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 Garfield County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 3.76 hours per resident per day, 60% above the Utah average. With about 15 residents a day, that works out to roughly 57 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Utah avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.76 | 2.35 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.23 | 1.25 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.25 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.38 | 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
32.3% of nursing staff at Garfield County Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Utah average of 50.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Utah average 8.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Garfield County Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Utah average is 3.3.
About Garfield County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 22, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Garfield County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Stonehenge of Cedar City Cedar City | 26.7 | 50 | 2.15 | 3.76 | 59.0% | 2 | None |
| Cedar Health and Rehabilitation Cedar City | 26.7 | 120 | 2.42 | 3.97 | 39.5% | 2 | None |
| Hurricane Health and Rehabilitation Hurricane | 55.7 | 60 | 2.14 | 3.79 | 55.7% | 2 | $46,602 |
| Red Cliffs Health and Rehab St George · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 69.3 | 124 | 2.05 | 3.46 | 73.8% | 1 | $153,114 |
| St. George Rehabilitation St. George | 70.4 | 99 | 1.97 | 3.53 | 46.0% | 4 | None |
| Coral Desert Rehabilitation and Care St. George · staffing data not validated | 70.5 | 60 | — | — | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Bella Terra St George (Black Rock Health and Rehab St. George | 70.5 | 149 | 1.73 | 2.99 | 64.8% | 1 | $81,346 |
| Advanced Health Care of St. George St George | 70.8 | 100 | 3.12 | 5.73 | 45.0% | 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.