Westward Heights Care Center
Availability Unknown
Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community At Wlrc
8204 Wyoming State Highway 789
Lander, WY 82520 · Fremont County
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Overall: state avg 2.8 · U.S. 3.0
Staffing: state avg 3.4 · U.S. 3.0
Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)
Important notices from CMS:
- CMS has flagged this facility for abuse citations (the “abuse icon”). It is applied when a facility was cited for abuse at a level of harm in the past year, or at a potential-for-harm level in each of the last two years.
Safety at a glance
5Serious citations (actual harm or immediate jeopardy), last 3 inspection cycles
23Total health citations, last 3 inspection cycles
$82,700Federal fines, last 3 years (2 fines)
Most recent standard inspection: August 21, 2026.
Most recent serious findings
G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
G
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Availability
Availability Unknown
This facility has not confirmed current availability. We never estimate vacancies. Please call (307) 335-6700 to ask about openings and waiting lists.
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Nurse staffing
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- Not Available · state avg 3.98, U.S. 3.90
- Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
- Not Available
- Total nurse hours on weekends
- Not Available · state avg 3.38
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- Not Available · state avg 52.1%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- Not Available
- Administrators who left (yearly)
- Not Available
Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
Paying for care
Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.
In Wyoming, Medicaid long-term care is provided through Community Choices Waiver (CCW).
Pricing
Published price: Not Yet Verified
What families report paying
No family reports yet. To protect privacy and avoid misleading figures, we show a summary only after 5 reports.
Yearly price increases
No increase reports yet. Shown after 5 reports.
Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.
Family Cameras & Video Access
- Family-installed room cameras
- Not Verified
- Facility-provided room cameras
- Not Verified
- Authorized remote family viewing
- Not Verified
- Live video visitation
- Not Verified
We have not yet verified this facility’s camera policy. Rules for in-room cameras vary by state and usually require consent from the resident and any roommate. Ask the facility for its written electronic-monitoring policy.
Applying & contacting
- Online admission application
- Not yet checked
- Online waiting-list form
- Not yet checked
- Online inquiry form
- Not yet checked
- Online tour scheduling
- Not yet checked
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Ownership
- Ownership type
- Government - State
- Chain / affiliation
- Not Available
- Legal business name
- State of Wyoming
| Owner or manager | Role | Share |
|---|---|---|
| STATE OF WYOMING | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% |
| JONES, RACHEL | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| JONES, RACHEL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| LATHEM, RAGEN | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| LATHEM, RAGEN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| STATE OF WYOMING | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| STATE OF WYOMING | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| VASQUEZ, KELLY | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| VASQUEZ, KELLY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
About this listing
- CMS Certification Number
- 535058
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 19.2
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- First certified
- November 27, 2022
- Last confirmed by official source
- October 1, 2026
Read full inspection narratives at Medicare Care Compare or ProPublica Nursing Home Inspect.
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