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Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing

3094 South State Street, South Salt Lake, UT 84115801485900737 certified beds · 37 residentsGovernment - City/countyMedicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2022
Deficiencies
6
150
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-10-09
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 5
Staffing 2
Quality 5
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Utah Department of Health and Human Services · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-10-09Standard140CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-05-22Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-09-28Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Utah Department of Health and Human Services publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-10-09Standard survey · 5 deficienciesOfficial report
F600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-11-07Record 46A066-20251009-F600
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-11-07Record 46A066-20251009-F609
F728Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.Scope/severity DStandard
Staffing
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-11-07Record 46A066-20251009-F728
F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningRecords
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-11-07Record 46A066-20251009-F842
F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Scope/severity BPaperwork
Care planningRecords
Pattern; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2025-11-07Record 46A066-20251009-F641
2022-09-28Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-10-29Record 46A066-20220928-F812

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.70
Facility
Utah
National
Utah 1.25 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day2.06
Facility
Utah
National
Utah 4.07 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours1.70
Facility
Utah
National
Utah 3.56 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover26%
Facility
Utah
National
Utah 51% · National 46%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityUtahNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
0.0%3.9%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
0.0%2.5%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
23.1%14.2%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.0%1.8%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
3.0%11.3%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
0.0%3.4%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
52.2%25.3%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)

No ownership records in the data we hold from CMS (Provider Enrollment).

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Utah.

No county cost figures on file for Salt Lake.

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1.1 mi2025-06-190254
Paramount Health and Rehabilitation
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1.4 mi2026-05-210224
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1.5 mi2026-03-310143
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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01