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Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home

Government - State  ·  1551 North Main Street, Payson, UT 84651  ·  See home’s Medicare page

Affiliated With Avalon Health Care
People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
5.69
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 4.1
33.7%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 50.7%
108
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
103
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
Avalon Va Management LLC (100%) since Feb, 2015
Indirect owners
Avalon Veterans Services, L.L.C. since Dec, 2018
Charles Kirton 2011 Irrv Tr since Mar, 2023
Janet Kirton 2011 Irrv Tr since Mar, 2023
The Charles R Kirton Sr 2000 Trust since Mar, 2023
Managerial control
Alan Hash since Aug, 2017
Charles Kirton since Oct, 2012
Hyrum Kirton since Mar, 2022
Joshua Newby since Dec, 2022
Nicole Smith since Mar, 2023
Ceara Thompson since Jan, 2022
Avalon Health Care INC since Aug, 2012
Avalon Health Care Management INC since Feb, 2010
State Of Utah since Aug, 2012
Maria Borisevich since Jan, 2024
Wesley Bott since Nov, 2016
Managing employee(s)
No information available
Adp Of The Snf
Avalon Health Care INC since Apr, 2025
Avalon Health Care Management INC since Apr, 2025
State Of Utah since Aug, 2012
Maria Borisevich since Jan, 2024
Wesley Bott since Nov, 2016
Alan Hash since Aug, 2017
Charles Kirton since Oct, 2012
Hyrum Kirton since Mar, 2022
Joshua Newby since Dec, 2022
Nicole Smith since Mar, 2023
Ceara Thompson since Jan, 2022
Managing Control Governing Body
David Dangerfield since Apr, 2007
Charles Gonzales since Aug, 2024
Byron Kirton since Aug, 2024
Charles Kirton since Aug, 2012
Hyrum Kirton since Aug, 2024
Spencer Kirton since Aug, 2024
Robert Woltil since May, 2012
Corporate Director
David Dangerfield since Apr, 2007
Charles Gonzales since Aug, 2024
Byron Kirton since Aug, 2024
Charles Kirton since Sep, 2003
Hyrum Kirton since Aug, 2024
Spencer Kirton since Aug, 2024
Robert Woltil since May, 2012
Corporate Officer
Maria Borisevich since Jan, 2024
Alan Hash since Aug, 2017
Charles Kirton since Dec, 2012
Hyrum Kirton since Mar, 2022
Nicole Smith since Mar, 2023

Inspection Reports

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
13

total deficiencies

2

infection-related deficiencies

This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

Apr 13, 2026
Standard report
1 deficiency
D
Full report
Administration Deficiency — F0770
Failure to: Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Mar 28, 2024
Standard report
5 deficiencies
(1 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
D

 to F
F
Full report
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
Failure to: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0695
Failure to: Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0757
Failure to: Ensure each resident's drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Apr 7, 2022
Standard report
7 deficiencies
(1 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
D

 to G
G
Full report
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0690
Failure to: Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity
Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
G
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E
Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E
Resident Rights Deficiency — F0578
Failure to: Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
Failure to: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0842
Failure to: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Penalties

A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
This home has no record of fines or payment suspensions for the past three years.