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Westward Heights Care Center is a non profit - corporation nursing home in LANDER, WY with 60 certified beds.
Capacity
60 residents
Location
Lander, WY
Status
Listed in a public registry
150 Caring Way, Lander, Wyoming 82520
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
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 27, 2025, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Wyoming average is 7.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 44 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Wyoming average.
Medicare has not fined Westward Heights Care Center in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 44 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 1 minuteAbove the Wyoming average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 46%Below the Wyoming average |
7 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 22, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
March 27, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
150 Caring WayLander, WY 82520
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State inspectors visited on March 27, 2025 and cited 3 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Wyoming average is 7.8.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 44 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 1 minute from registered nurses. 46% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Westward Heights Care Center in the last three years.
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.
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.
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.