Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home
1551 North Main Street, Payson, UT, 84651
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 1 deficiency against Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Utah at its most recent standard inspection on 2026-04-13. 1 finding has been recorded at the actual-harm level. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 13 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · F0770 · 2026-04-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2024-03-28 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2024-03-28 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2024-03-28 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0757 · 2024-03-28 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2024-03-28 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0690 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · Actual harm to a resident
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0578 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0842 · 2022-04-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
Who owns Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVALON VA MANAGEMENT LLC | Organization | 100% | since 02/17/2015 |
| AVALON VETERANS SERVICES, L.L.C. | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 12/18/2018 |
| CHARLES KIRTON 2011 IRRV TR | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 03/01/2023 |
| JANET KIRTON 2011 IRRV TR | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 03/01/2023 |
| THE CHARLES R KIRTON SR 2000 TRUST | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 03/01/2023 |
| DANGERFIELD, DAVID | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/05/2007 |
| GONZALES, CHARLES | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2024 |
| KIRTON, BYRON | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/27/2024 |
| KIRTON, CHARLES | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/20/2012 |
| KIRTON, HYRUM | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/27/2024 |
| KIRTON, SPENCER | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/27/2024 |
| WOLTIL, ROBERT | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/23/2012 |
Part of the AVALON HEALTH CARE group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 465181.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction