Morning Star Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Morning Star Care Center is a 45-bed government-run nursing home in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 59% above the Wyoming average of 2.43.
Morning Star Care Center
4 North Fork RdFort Washakie, WY 82514
Fremont 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 Morning Star Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.87 hours per resident per day, 59% above the Wyoming average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 126 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 24% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wyoming avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.87 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.23 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.98 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Morning Star Care Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Wyoming average 7.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $5,168 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | Fine | $5,168 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Morning Star Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wyoming average is 2.9.
About Morning Star Care Center
- Ownership: Government - Federal
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 15, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Morning Star Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at WLRC Lander · abuse citation | 13.5 | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | $50,980 |
| Westward Heights Care Center Lander | 14.6 | 60 | 2.48 | 3.73 | 45.8% | 4 | None |
| Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness Riverton | 25.3 | 81 | 2.18 | 3.24 | 54.7% | 2 | $25,984 |
| Heritage Home Pinedale | 48.2 | 50 | 2.58 | 4.25 | 100.0% | 4 | $9,718 |
| Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness Thermopolis | 54.9 | 60 | 2.45 | 3.52 | 73.2% | 3 | $27,072 |
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.