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Advanced Health Care of St. George

1934 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790 · Washington County · (435) 522-2100

100 certified beds, about 43 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare since 2018

CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 465190 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 15, 2025, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Utah average is 8.8, the national average 9.2).

None of its 8 health citations since September 2021 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 5.73 hours per resident per day, against 4.09 across Utah and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.73 of those hours.

45.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Utah average 50.7%).

CMS links it to Advanced Health Care, an affiliated group of 26 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 8 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
7D
1E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
May 15, 2025Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. E
    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
    F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 20, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility did not ensure that drugs and biologicals used in the facility were labeled in accordance with accepted professional principles, and included the expiration date when applicable. Specifically, for 3 out of 22 sampled residents, five opened insulin injector pens were not labeled with open dates or a discard date, and they were in the medication cart available for resident use. Resident identifiers: 104, 107, and 109.
  2. D
    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
    F760 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 20, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure residents were free of any significant medication errors. Specifically, for 1 out of 22 sampled residents, a resident taking an anticoagulant medication received two doses in error on one day. Resident identifier: 109.
  3. D
    Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
    F773 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 20, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility did not obtain laboratory (lab) services only when ordered by a physician; physician assistant; nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist. Specifically, for 1 out of 22 sampled residents, a resident had a basic metabolic panel (BMP) and complete blood count (CBC) collected without a physician's order. Resident identifier: 15.
  4. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 20, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility did not establish an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment. Specifically, for 1 out of 22 sampled residents, a nurse did not perform hand hygiene, assisted a pill with their bare finger from the medication bottle to the medication cup, and administered the medications to a resident. Resident identifier: 97.
June 29, 2023Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. D
    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    F580 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 25, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review it was determined, for 1 of 23 sampled residents, that the facility did not consult with the resident's physician and notify when there was a significant change in the resident's physical, mental, or psychosocial status or a need to alter treatment. Specifically, the resident had elevated blood sugar levels while waiting for the arrival of their insulin pen and the physician was not notified. Resident identifier 77.
  2. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 25, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review it was determined, for 1 of 23 sampled residents, that the facility did not ensure that residents received treatment and care in accordance with the professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' choices. Specifically, a resident with elevated Blood Glucose (BG) levels did not receive their insulin injection for 4 days after admission. Additionally, the same resident experienced constipation and did not have the bowel protocol orders administered per the standing orders for constipation. Resident identifier 77.
  3. D
    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 25, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review it was determined, for 1 out of 23 sampled residents, that the facility did not provide routine and emergency drugs and biologicals to its residents. Specifically, medications were not administered to a resident due to being unavailable. Resident identifier 15.
  4. D
    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
    F760 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 25, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review it was determined that for 1 of 23 sampled residents the facility did not ensure that its residents were free of any significant medication errors. Specifically, a resident was given an opioid in conjunction with a medication which had orders to not administer with an opioid. Resident identifier: 181.
September 29, 2021Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fire safety inspections

6 fire safety citations on file: 4 on May 15, 2025, 1 on June 29, 2023, 1 on September 29, 2021.

Every fire safety citation6 citations
  1. F
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · May 15, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. F
    Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
    K 921 · May 15, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · May 15, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. D
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · May 15, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. E
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · June 29, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · September 29, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeUtahUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)5.734.093.86
Registered nurses1.731.250.69
All nursing staff on weekends5.043.583.42
Nurse aides3.12
Licensed practical nurses0.88
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)45.0%50.7%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover36.8%40.6%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 5.26 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 6.00 on weekdays and 5.04 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 6.28 in April to June 2025 to 5.73 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20265.731.736.005.04 0.0%0 of 9043
Oct to Dec 20255.751.686.134.77 0.0%0 of 9243
Jul to Sep 20256.341.696.695.43 0.0%0 of 9241
Apr to Jun 20256.281.826.685.28 0.0%0 of 9143
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Utah, Jan to Mar 20263.911.114.103.442.8%0.2% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Utah

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Utah, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$19.15$17.81 to $21.3212,260
LPNs and LVNs$30.40$25.71 to $35.861,680
Registered nurses$40.67$38.49 to $50.5427,420
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeUtahUS
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.10.91.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
25.816.623.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
12.611.612.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Advanced Health Care of St. George's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (75.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

75.7% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Utah: 40 better, 0 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 632 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.7% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Utah: 3 better, 0 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 680 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

4.4% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Utah: 2 better, 0 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 397 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

54.2% this home

Median of homes: Utah63.5% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 343 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Utah0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 434 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.6% this home

Median of homes: Utah1.3% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 434 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: Utah100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 38 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: AHC OF ST. GEORGE LLC. CMS links this home to Advanced Health Care, a group of 26 nursing homes averaging 4.7 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
New AHC Holdings, LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%01/01/2021
The Gail Miller Gst Trust5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization72%01/01/2024
The Bryan Miller Utah Dynasty Trust Dated April 22, 2014Indirect ownership interestOrganization01/01/2024
The G&h Miller Utah Trust Dated February 26, 2019Indirect ownership interestOrganization01/01/2024
Oxnam, NathanCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2024
Peterson, JoshuaOperational/managerial controlIndividual04/02/2024
Lhmsh LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization01/01/2024
New AHC Holdings, LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization06/10/2025
Peterson, JoshuaAdp of the SNFIndividual05/01/2025
Swigert, JasonAdp of the SNFIndividual05/01/2025

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on May 15, 2025: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
  2. Who is the administrator and director of nursing, and how long have they been in the job?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 15, 2025: "Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results."
  3. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 15, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  4. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 29, 2023: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."

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Common questions

What is Advanced Health Care of St. George's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Advanced Health Care of St. George 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Advanced Health Care of St. George get at its last inspection?
4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 15, 2025. The Utah average is 8.8.
Has Advanced Health Care of St. George been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Advanced Health Care of St. George accept Medicaid?
CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
Who owns Advanced Health Care of St. George?
CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Advanced Health Care. Legal business name: AHC OF ST. GEORGE LLC.

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