George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home

    1102 N 1200 West, Ogden, UT 84404
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.21·(28)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      4.9
    • Amenities

      4.8
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful, and attentive care
    • Staff who know residents personally and support family involvement
    • Responsive nursing, aide, and social-work support
    • Strong rehabilitation and physical therapy services
    • Fresh, tasty meals with menu choices and individualized diets
    • Clean, well-maintained spaces and comfortable private rooms
    • Abundant activities, entertainment, outings, and optional animal therapy
    • Dependable resident transportation
    • Therapy and recreation amenities, including a gym, library, and garden
    • Veteran community and camaraderie

    Cons

    • Memory-care staffing and specialized-training concerns
    • Behavioral-health medication monitoring and escalation gaps
    • Billing communication and financial-transparency concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Overall, feedback is strongly positive about day-to-day care, with families and visitors frequently describing staff as kind, attentive, and respectful. Several accounts praise staff for learning residents’ preferences, keeping families informed, and helping residents feel comfortable and secure. Nursing, aide, social-work, and rehabilitation support receive particular recognition. One family, however, raised end-of-life care concerns, including perceived behavioral worsening after medication changes, questions about overnight monitoring, and the response to escalating behavior before hospital and geriatric psychiatric care. Another reviewer raised broader concerns about memory-care staffing and training. These accounts point to areas families may wish to ask about—especially clinical reassessment, behavioral-health protocols, and escalation procedures—rather than establishing that these issues are routine throughout the facility.

    Dining is generally described favorably, with comments highlighting fresh, tasty food, multiple options, helpful dietary staff, and meals adapted for special diets. The facility is also praised for cleanliness, comfortable rooms, and amenities such as common areas, a gym, rehabilitation space, a library, and a garden. Activities, entertainment, bus outings, and optional animal therapy are noted as part of the resident experience. A visitor also described a welcoming veteran community, including camaraderie among residents with shared service backgrounds.

    Communication and management experiences are mixed. Many families describe staff as accessible and informative, including timely updates about care needs and medication or routine adjustments. In contrast, one family raised concerns following a resident’s death about account collection, clarity regarding family responsibility for a balance, and the timing and tone of billing communications. A separate reviewer alleged staff conduct involving a family member’s online presence and workplace boundaries; this is an individual account and does not establish a broader pattern. Families may want to review billing responsibilities in advance and ask how clinical and administrative concerns are handled.

    Taken together, the reviews portray a facility with substantial strengths in interpersonal care, food, cleanliness, rehabilitation, and resident engagement, alongside specific concerns warranting direct follow-up in memory care, medication monitoring, behavioral escalation, and financial communication. A visit and detailed questions about staffing, care plans, family updates, and billing procedures can help prospective residents and families assess fit.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home is located at 1102 N 1200 West, Ogden, UT, 84404.

    About George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home

    George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home is a long-term care and rehabilitation facility in Ogden, Utah, for U.S. Veterans, their spouses, and Gold Star Parents, and it's named to honor George E. Wahlen. The facility has 120 nursing care beds and provides skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation services day and night. Care teams make personalized plans for each resident, including those who need memory support or rehab for injuries or recovery, and nurses stay on-site around the clock. The home's large private suites and open air interiors give a comfortable, home-like setting, with family dining for special occasions, big living rooms and gathering spaces, and furnishings for private rooms. Residents can spend time outdoors in natural landscaped gardens, private courtyards, and on walking paths, or they can relax in the gazebo or on the patio. The building shows a traditional style, including a clock tower and a memorial to wounded combat veterans, and the main entrance is made for easy visitor access.

    Amenities made with veterans in mind include an emergency call system, medication and pain management, diabetes management, IV services, orthopedic and post-stroke care, hospice care, and even enteral nutrition. Residents get housekeeping and laundry help, tailored meals, and support from staff familiar with veteran needs. The home provides short-term and long-term rehabilitation, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and has extended skilled nursing for complex medical care. The community also offers special memory care for those with dementia and runs activity programs, events, and workshops throughout the year. Special rooms hold a piano and there are open outdoor areas and private gardens. The home is known for its 5-star quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and it's received awards like the Health Insight Quality Award and Silver National Quality Award. Eligibility depends on military service, and some veterans may get care at no cost, or with a reduced rate, based on disability status. The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs oversees the home, which is run day-to-day by a contracted private healthcare provider. Staff, residents, and volunteers work together to maintain dignity, comfort, and a good standard of living for all who live there.

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