Highland Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
4285 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84124
Highland Care Center is a senior care community located in Salt Lake City, UT. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Salt Lake City area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (801) 278-2839.
Operated by Eduro Healthcare, which runs 28 communities in our directory.
Highland Care Center is licensed for 103 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Salt Lake City average about 89 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 72% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Salt Lake City average about 2.9 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2024 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.1 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 33%.
The community is located in Salt Lake County, UT.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 25 problems at Highland Care Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 2 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Highland Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 103
- Occupancy 72%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 33%
- Last health inspection June 2024
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