Overview
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Utah average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in South Salt Lake. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 100% of nursing homes in Utah (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 9, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Utah average of 8.7. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 49% of Utah nursing homes have been fined.
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing is a government-run facility with 37 certified beds, caring for about 37 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 9, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff2.03 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.00 hrs
- Nurse aides1.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 37
- Average residents per day
- 37
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1992
- 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