Overview
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Utah average of 3.5. Among the 16 nursing homes in Salt Lake City, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 76% of nursing homes in Utah (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Utah average of 8.7. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the past three years.
William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home is a for-profit facility with 81 certified beds, caring for about 74 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2000.
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 7%
Top 11%
Top 10%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,278
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.47 hrs
- Nurse aides2.65 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 81
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 21, 2000
- 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