Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins is a 108-bed for-profit nursing home in Ivins, Utah, part of Avalon Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 45% above the Utah average of 2.35, and 36.6% nursing staff turnover (Utah average 50.7%).
Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
160 North 200 EastIvins, UT 84738
Washington 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 Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins, nurse aides logged 3.40 hours per resident per day, 45% above the Utah average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 354 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Utah avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.40 | 2.35 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.48 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.55 | 1.25 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.79 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.36 | 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
36.6% of nursing staff at Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins left over the year CMS measured, against a Utah average of 50.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 32.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins holds 5 of 5 overall; the Utah average is 3.3.
About Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avalon Health Care, 16 homes
- Legal name: Avalon Care Center - VA Ivins LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 14, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.