Nursing homes in Wyoming
36 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 2.9/5 — -0.14 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 47% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $1,012,600.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Wyoming
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
Life Care Center of Cheyenne
5/5Cheyenne · 160 bedsMuch above average →Westview Health Care Center
5/5Sheridan · 102 bedsMuch above average →Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston
5/5Evanston · 60 bedsMuch above average →St John's Health Sage Living
5/5Jackson · 60 bedsMuch above average →Mission at Castle Rock
5/5Green River · 59 bedsMuch above average →Amie Holt Care Center
5/5Buffalo · 50 bedsMuch above average →All 36 facilities in Wyoming
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Wyoming
11 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons Care Center Abuse icon | Lovell, WY | 3/5 | 85 | $16,868 |
| Laramie Health and Rehabilitation Abuse icon | Laramie, WY | 2/5 | 105 | $35,880 |
| Powell Valley Care Center Abuse icon | Powell, WY | 2/5 | 100 | $29,120 |
| Summit Ridge Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Abuse icon | Douglas, WY | 2/5 | 60 | $34,646 |
| Weston County Health Services Abuse icon | Newcastle, WY | 2/5 | 58 | — |
| Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC Abuse icon | Lander, WY | 2/5 | 40 | $50,980 |
| Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility Abuse icon | Buffalo, WY | 2/5 | 36 | — |
| Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness Abuse icon Watch list | Casper, WY | 1/5 | 192 | $97,031 |
| Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center Watch list | Sheridan, WY | 1/5 | 128 | $7,163 |
| Casper Mountain Rehabilitation and Care Center Watch list | Casper, WY | 1/5 | 120 | $62,647 |
| Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center Abuse icon Watch list | Cheyenne, WY | 1/5 | 105 | $62,647 |
| Wyoming Retirement Center Abuse icon | Basin, WY | 1/5 | 90 | $146,485 |
| Worland Health and Rehabilitation Abuse icon Watch list | Worland, WY | 1/5 | 87 | $41,746 |
Choosing between nursing homes in Wyoming
The state average hides wide variation. In Wyoming the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Wyoming?
36 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 2938 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Wyoming?
2.9 out of 5 stars across 35 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Wyoming has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Wyoming?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.