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Medicaid nursing homes in Wyoming

36 of Wyoming's 36 nursing homes are certified to accept Medicaid — and 34 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept Medicaid, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Wyoming

#1
A

96/100

St John's Health Sage Living

Jackson, WY · Teton County

CMS 5/5 60 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.97 /day
Staff turnover
32%
Serious cites
0
#2
A

89.5/100

Amie Holt Care Center

Buffalo, WY · Johnson County

CMS 5/5 50 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.97 /day
Staff turnover
41%
Serious cites
0
#3
A

89/100

Life Care Center Of Casper

Casper, WY · Natrona County

CMS 5/5 120 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.17 /day
Staff turnover
44%
Serious cites
0
#4
A

87/100

Westward Heights Care Center

Lander, WY · Fremont County

CMS 4/5 60 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.73 /day
Staff turnover
46%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

87/100

New Horizons Care Center

Lovell, WY · Big Horn County

CMS 5/5 85 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.60 /day
Staff turnover
34%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#6
B

84/100

Star Valley Care Center

Afton, WY · Lincoln County

CMS 5/5 24 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
6.08 /day
Staff turnover
Serious cites
0
#7
B

84/100

Life Care Center Of Cheyenne

Cheyenne, WY · Laramie County

CMS 5/5 160 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.56 /day
Staff turnover
41%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#8
B

82/100

Mission At Castle Rock

Green River, WY · Sweetwater County

CMS 5/5 59 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.36 /day
Staff turnover
42%
Serious cites
0
#9
B

79/100

Platte County Legacy Home

Wheatland, WY · Platte County

CMS 3/5 50 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.63 /day
Staff turnover
52%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#10
B

78.8/100

South Lincoln Nursing Center

Kemmerer, WY · Lincoln County

CMS 3/5 24 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.80 /day
Staff turnover
38%
Serious cites
0
#11
B

78/100

Morning Star Care Center

Fort Washakie, WY · Fremont County

CMS 4/5 45 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.23 /day
Staff turnover
Serious cites
0
#12
B

77/100

Westview Health Care Center

Sheridan, WY · Sheridan County

CMS 5/5 102 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.50 /day
Staff turnover
52%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#13
B

75/100

Heritage Home

Pinedale, WY · Sublette County

CMS 4/5 50 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.25 /day
Staff turnover
100%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#14
B

72/100

Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston

Evanston, WY · Uinta County

CMS 5/5 60 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.20 /day
Staff turnover
42%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy