Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek is a 77-bed for-profit nursing home in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of Monument Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Utah average of 2.35.
Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek
1205 East Bonner WaySalt Lake City, UT 84117
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 Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Utah average. With about 65 residents a day, that works out to roughly 145 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Utah avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.35 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 1.25 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 4, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Utah average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,940 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2024 | Fine | $17,940 |
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. Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek holds 3 of 5 overall; the Utah average is 3.3.
About Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Monument Health Group, 11 homes
- Legal name: Gunnison Valley Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 16, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Monument Healthcare Millcreek Salt Lake City | 0.5 | 120 | 1.98 | 3.74 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Spring Creek Healthcare Center Salt Lake City | 1.1 | 92 | 2.20 | 3.49 | 76.8% | 2 | $53,472 |
| Highland Care Center Holladay | 1.3 | 103 | 1.98 | 3.56 | 32.8% | 5 | None |
| Monument Healthcare Murray Creek Millcreek · abuse citation | 1.5 | 184 | 2.26 | 3.82 | 42.2% | 2 | $81,468 |
| Paramount Health and Rehabilitation Salt Lake City | 1.6 | 99 | 2.20 | 3.40 | 36.0% | 3 | $106,480 |
| Rocky Mountain Care - Cottage on Vine Murray | 1.6 | 61 | 2.08 | 3.43 | 70.4% | 3 | $78,946 |
| Holladay Healthcare Center Salt Lake City | 2.1 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.59 | 43.8% | 3 | None |
| Aspen Ridge West Transitional Rehab Murray | 2.1 | 38 | 3.69 | 5.79 | 43.4% | 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.