Salt Lake City, UT · 1.4 miles away
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home
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⌖ Salt Lake City, UT · Salt Lake County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds81
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home is a 81-bed for-profit nursing home in Salt Lake City, UT. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Utah is 3.3. At its last full inspection (Mar 2026), inspectors found 4 problems, fewer than the Utah average of 8.8. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 23 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Utah average of 4 hr 05 min. About 38% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $8,278 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameWilliam E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home
LocationSalt Lake County, Utah
Phone(801) 584-1900
Address700 South Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113 · Salt Lake County
CMS provider number465150
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyAvalon Health Care · 16 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 21, 2000 (26 years)
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Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection4 (Mar 2026)Utah average: 8.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 32 min a dayUtah average: 1 hr 15 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover38% a yearUtah average: 51%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 23 min a dayUtah average: 4 hr 05 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $8,278Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Utah average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs5.2%State average: 0.9%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 4 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 7 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.9%State average: 2.5%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.6%State average: 3.9%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs4.4%State average: 14.2%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.2State average: 1.2Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Utah average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Utah, Medicaid pays for 59% of resident days at a typical home.
- 3% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 96% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average90%Utah typical: 74%
Cost of care per resident day$444Utah typical: $400
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 4 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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