Life Care Center of Cheyenne: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Cheyenne is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Wyoming average of 2.43, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (Wyoming average 51.8%).
Life Care Center of Cheyenne
1330 Prairie AveCheyenne, WY 82009
Laramie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Life Care Center of Cheyenne, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Wyoming average. With about 119 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wyoming avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.0% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Cheyenne left over the year CMS measured, against a Wyoming average of 51.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Wyoming average 7.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Life Care Center of Cheyenne holds 5 of 5 overall; the Wyoming average is 2.9.
About Life Care Center of Cheyenne
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Cheyenne Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 20, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Cheyenne
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| Granite Rehabilitation and Wellness Cheyenne | 2.3 | 146 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 44.3% | 2 | $15,548 |
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| Poudre Canyon Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Fort Collins · abuse citation | 42.8 | 83 | 1.63 | 2.65 | 60.5% | 1 | $48,308 |
| Storybrook Care & Rehabilitation Fort Collins | 42.8 | 60 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 50.0% | 1 | $36,180 |
| Creekside Village Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Fort Collins · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 43.5 | 120 | 2.24 | 3.47 | 74.4% | 1 | $48,875 |
| Columbine West Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 44.4 | 100 | — | — | 95.7% | 3 | $26,891 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.