Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 37-bed government-run nursing home in South Salt Lake, Utah. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 49% below the Utah average of 2.35, and 26.3% nursing staff turnover (Utah average 50.7%).
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing
3094 South State StreetSouth Salt Lake, UT 84115
Salt Lake 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 Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing, nurse aides logged 1.19 hours per resident per day, 49% below the Utah average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 44 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Utah avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.19 | 2.35 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.17 | 0.48 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 1.25 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.06 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.70 | 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
26.3% of nursing staff at Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing left over the year CMS measured, against a Utah average of 50.7% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing holds 5 of 5 overall; the Utah average is 3.3.
About Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Meadow Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Salt Lake City · abuse citation | 0.8 | 41 | 1.97 | 3.81 | 77.8% | 2 | $31,331 |
| Monument Healthcare South Salt Lake Salt Lake City · SFF candidate | 1.1 | 140 | 2.01 | 3.72 | 47.2% | 1 | $36,546 |
| Paramount Health and Rehabilitation Salt Lake City | 1.4 | 99 | 2.20 | 3.40 | 36.0% | 3 | $106,480 |
| Monument Healthcare Murray Creek Millcreek · abuse citation | 1.5 | 184 | 2.26 | 3.82 | 42.2% | 2 | $81,468 |
| St Joseph Villa Salt Lake City | 1.8 | 221 | 2.22 | 3.59 | 31.2% | 3 | None |
| Millcreek Rehabilitation and Nursing Salt Lake City · abuse citation | 2.2 | 61 | 1.39 | 2.25 | 52.4% | 2 | $25,441 |
| Monument Healthcare Millcreek Salt Lake City | 2.6 | 120 | 1.98 | 3.74 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Alpine Meadow Rehabilitation and Nursing West Valley City | 2.8 | 42 | 1.45 | 2.54 | 66.7% | 3 | $15,025 |
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.