Spring Creek Healthcare Center is a Utah-licensed nursing care facility at 4600 South Highland Drive in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (DLBC ID F23-107066, 92 licensed beds). CMS gives it an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
What star ratings does CMS give Spring Creek Healthcare Center in Salt Lake City?
CMS gives it an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; health inspections 2, staffing 2 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections (CMS) | 2 |
| Staffing (CMS) | 2 |
| Quality measures (CMS) | 4 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 92 / 84.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Cascades Healthcare |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | Apr 22, 1974 |
| Utah license (DLBC) | F23-107066; Regulated, expires Feb 29, 2028 |
On an average day it cares for about 85 residents, roughly 92% of its certified beds.
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Spring Creek Healthcare Center?
CMS’s latest standard health survey of Spring Creek Healthcare Center is dated Feb 3, 2025 and recorded 18 health deficiencies; the prior cycle (survey Jan 11, 2024) recorded 15.
The median across Salt Lake and Tooele County nursing homes is 7 deficiencies in the latest cycle. CMS reports 1 fine(s) totaling $53,472 in its three-year window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Spring Creek Healthcare Center?
Spring Creek Healthcare Center reports 3.18 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, lower than the local median of 3.61, including 0.80 registered-nurse hours (lower than the local median of 0.97).
Total nursing-staff turnover is 72.7% (higher than the local median of 49.7%).
What is Spring Creek Healthcare Center's state licensing history?
Utah’s DLBC record shows 3 state inspections at Spring Creek Healthcare Center in the last 36 months and 1 state finding, 0 at high or extreme noncompliance levels.
| Inspection date | DLBC inspection type | Findings |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Complaint, Investigation Inspection | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Unannounced, Annual Inspection | 0 |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Unannounced, Annual Inspection | 0 |
- Jul 30, 2026 · R432-150-14(9) — Assistive devices to prevent accidents. DLBC noncompliance level: moderate; correction verified. DLBC finding: “The provider was out of compliance with R432-150(14)(9) by not ensuring that each resident received supervision to prevent accidents.”
Which nursing homes are closest to Spring Creek Healthcare Center?
The closest other licensed nursing care facility is Highland Care Center in Holladay, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, rated 5 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | DLBC findings (36 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Care Center 4285 South Highland Drive, 84124 | 0.4 | 103 | 5 of 5 | 0 |
| Monument Healthcare Millcreek 1201 East 4500 South, 84117 | 0.9 | 120 | 4 of 5 | 0 |
| Monument Healthcare Cottonwood Creek 1205 East Bonner Way, 84117 | 0.9 | 77 | 5 of 5 | 0 |
| Holladay Healthcare Center 4782 South Holladay Boulevard, 84117 | 1.1 | 120 | 4 of 5 | 0 |
| Millcreek Rehabilitation and Nursing 3520 South Highland Drive, 84106 | 1.7 | 61 | 2 of 5 | 3 |
What questions does Spring Creek Healthcare Center's record raise?
Ask for the full CMS statement of deficiencies from the Feb 3, 2025 survey and the plan of correction.
- Ask about the state citation dated Jul 30, 2026 (assistive devices to prevent accidents).
- Confirm it accepts Utah Medicaid for long-term stays, and ask how a short-term Medicare rehab bed converts if a parent stays.
- Ask how transfers to St. Mark's Hospital, about 1.3 miles away, are handled at night.
