Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge

Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge is a senior community in Heber, Utah, with 92 certified beds and an average of 79 residents a day, and it's a nonprofit facility that's been operating since 1995. This place offers a wide range of care, including skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, assisted living, long-term care, and hospice, with experienced staff who know how to help with chronic conditions and post-operative recovery, and there's support with bathing, dressing, and managing medicine too. The Lodge's staff can give supervision for folks who need extra support, and they've got a 24-hour call system so residents can get help anytime, plus there's 12-16 hour skilled nursing coverage every day for those recovering from hospital stays or for frail residents who need a lot of nursing care, and they also handle therapy, outpatient, palliative, and home health services. The facility itself is large and bright, featuring private and semi-private rooms, a therapy gym, a beauty salon, Wi-Fi, outdoor garden courtyards, an ice cream shop, and spaces for daily activities, and residents can also find wellness programs, a full activities calendar led by a recreation director, and fine dining. The environment is comfortable, with areas for residents to relax, socialize, and join in community events. Multiple managers oversee The Lodge, including Edward Bangerter, Raymond Beeman, Laura Boardman, Fredrick Hale, Jake Larson, Bradley Mikesell, Lance Samuelson, and Alan Widdison, with additional management by Rocky Mountain Care Heber LLC and Rocky Mountain Care LLC; it's affiliated with Rocky Mountain Care. The Lodge's nurse turnover rate is about 55.7%, which is a little higher than the state average, and nurse staffing is slightly below the state average at 3.63 nurse hours per resident per day, and while the staff specializes in geriatric care, some federal inspections have noted deficiencies, including issues with pharmacy service, medication errors, quality of care, infection control, and in total, 31 deficiencies have been documented in inspections. Residents benefit from emergency pendants and on-site physician services, and the aim here is to give personalized attention and compassionate care to support both physical and emotional needs, but like most facilities, things aren't perfect, and the Lodge is subject to federal standards and regular inspections. It has a user rating of 3.7 from 23 reviews, and serves people in Wasatch and Summit Counties.