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Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC
Lander, WyomingMedicare inspection record
About Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC
Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC brings comprehensive rehabilitation and skilled nursing care to Lander, Wyoming families. Our team supports recovery and healing with personalized medical attention, therapy services, and compassionate daily care designed to help residents regain independence.
Community at a glance
Capacity
40 residents
Location
Lander, WY
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
8204 Wyoming State Highway 789, Lander, Wyoming 82520
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
- Medicare flags Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on January 24, 2025, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Wyoming average is 7.8).
Medicare fined Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC once in the last three years, $50,980 in total.
Inspections
11 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
April 24, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 1, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 1, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 1, 2026
October 15, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 29, 2025Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 29, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 29, 2025
January 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 5 citations+
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 14, 2025Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 14, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 14, 2025Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 14, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 14, 2025
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $50,980 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- October 15, 2025Payment denial, 14 days
- October 15, 2025Fine: $50,980
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Legal business name
- State of Wyoming
- Medicare-certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 18
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 27, 2022
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 535058
Location
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8204 Wyoming State Highway 789Lander, WY 82520
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Questions about Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC
How did Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on January 24, 2025 and cited 11 health deficiencies, 11 of them from complaint investigations. The Wyoming average is 7.8.
Has Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC once in the last three years, totaling $50,980.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.