Overview
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Utah average of 3.5. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Payson. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 5.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 86% of nursing homes in Utah (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 13, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, 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.
Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home is a government-run facility with 108 certified beds, caring for about 104 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2013.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- 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 staff5.61 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.77 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.48 hrs
- Nurse aides3.36 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 104
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 21, 2013
- 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