Facility profile Utah

Star Guides

Also known as Therapy Associates Dba Star Guides

Open Saint George, Utah

Star Guides is a program in Saint George, Utah, operated by Therapy Associates.

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Serious violations

What state inspectors found and confirmed here, in their own words. Each finding was picked out of the inspection reports and checked by our team before it was listed.

Physical abuse or assault Inspected Sep 29, 2023

During an on-site investigation inspection, multiple interviews disclosed that a staff yelled, swore at, pulled and shoved a client up a hill that needed a break during a hike. Other staff present failed to intervene and prevent the staff from pulling and shoving the client and an additional staff eventually assisted the first staff in pulling and shoving [...]

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During an on-site investigation inspection, multiple interviews disclosed that a staff yelled, swore at, pulled and shoved a client up a hill that needed a break during a hike. Other staff present failed to intervene and prevent the staff from pulling and shoving the client and an additional staff eventually assisted the first staff in pulling and shoving the client up the hill.

From the UT inspection report. Out of compliance, complaint, focus inspection

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Licensing and inspections

Licensed as
Therapy Associates DBA Star Guides dba Star Guides
License category
Outpatient Treatment
License expires
10/31/2027
Licensing action
Licensed
Phone on file
4358628273
Licensed address
377 E Riverside Dr, Saint George, UT, 84790

33 inspection reports on file; the serious findings in them are listed above. Search all Utah reports

The newest 25 reports, by date: 4 findings in 2 reports
  1. Sep 30, 2026 Follow-Up Inspection
  2. Sep 17, 2026 Announced, Annual Inspection
  3. Apr 30, 2026 3rd Unannounced
  4. Apr 16, 2026 Investigation Inspection
  5. Mar 12, 2026 2nd Unannounced
  6. Dec 4, 2025 Unannounced, Annual Inspection
  7. Sep 11, 2025 Announced, Annual Inspection
  8. Aug 7, 2025 Follow-Up Inspection
  9. Jun 5, 2025 3rd Unannounced
  10. May 15, 2025 Complaint, Investigation Inspection (1 finding)
    1 finding
    • Out of compliance, complaint, investigation inspection : R380-600-7(16)(a)-(e) Critical incidents reporting requirements

      The licensee was out of compliance with R380-600-7(16)(a) by not submitting a critical incident report to OL within one business day. During an investigation, the information gathered substantiated that a critical incident occurred on 05/12/2025 and was reported to the Office of Licensing on 05/16/2025.

  11. Feb 25, 2025 2nd Unannounced
  12. Nov 6, 2024 Unannounced, Annual Inspection
  13. Sep 26, 2024 Non On-Site Inspection
  14. Sep 12, 2024 Announced, Annual Inspection
  15. May 30, 2024 2nd Unannounced
  16. Feb 13, 2024 Unannounced, Annual Inspection
  17. Dec 14, 2023 Conditional, Monitoring Inspection
  18. Dec 7, 2023 Conditional, Monitoring Inspection
  19. Dec 1, 2023 Conditional, Monitoring Inspection
  20. Nov 16, 2023 Investigation Inspection
  21. Oct 20, 2023 Follow-Up Inspection, Non On-Site Inspection
  22. Oct 19, 2023 Follow-Up, Additional Follow-Up Inspection
  23. Oct 5, 2023 Follow-Up, Additional Follow-Up Inspection
  24. Oct 4, 2023 Conditional, Monitoring Inspection
  25. Sep 29, 2023 Complaint, Focus Inspection (3 findings)
    3 findings
    • Out of compliance, complaint, focus inspection : R501-1-11(2)(a)-(f) Licensed Program Complaints and Critical Incidents

      The provider was out of compliance for failing to report a client rights critical incident to the Office of Licensing. During an on-site inspection, multiple interviews disclosed that one staff yelled at, swore at, and physically mistreated a client and a second staff physically mistreated a client. The staff involved failed to report this as required by rule.

    • Out of compliance, complaint, focus inspection : R495-876-5(1)(a)-(m) Code of conduct

      The provider was out of compliance with this rule by mistreating a client, by compromising the health and safety of a client, and by failing to deter others from acting. During an on-site investigation inspection, multiple interviews disclosed that a staff yelled, swore at, pulled and shoved a client up a hill that needed a break during a hike. Other staff present failed to intervene and prevent the staff from pulling and shoving the client and an additional staff eventually assisted the first staff in pulling and shoving the client up the hill.

    • Out of compliance, complaint, focus inspection : R501-1-26(5)(a)-(y) Congregate care behavior management policy

      The provider was out of compliance with this rule by staff using physical restraint as a convenience for staff. During an on-site investigation inspection, multiple interviews disclosed that two staff members physically restricted a client’s freedom of movement and normal access to their body. During this incident, a client was sitting and resting during a hike. The client was not a harm or danger to themselves or others. The client had a backpack secured to their body. The staff grabbed the client by their backpack and left shoulder, pulled the client to a standing position, and used the backpack to shove the client up a hill. When the client sat down to rest this happened a second time. This is a repeat citation.

Documents

From the Unsilenced archive

1 document about Star Guides that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Therapy Associates dba Star Guides.

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