Overview
Garfield County Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Utah average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Panguitch. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 7.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in Utah (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 2.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 25, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Utah average of 8.7. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 49% of Utah nursing homes have been fined.
Garfield County Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 21 certified beds, caring for about 13 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 2017.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 62%
Top 54%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff7.09 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)2.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.26 hrs
- Nurse aides4.21 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 21
- Average residents per day
- 13
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 22, 2017
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes