Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Wyoming average of 2.43, and 69.0% nursing staff turnover (Wyoming average 51.8%).
Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center
2700 E 12th StreetCheyenne, WY 82001
Laramie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Wyoming average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wyoming avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
69.0% of nursing staff at Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Wyoming average of 51.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.1%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (Wyoming average 7.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $62,647 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | Fine | $62,647 |
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. Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wyoming average is 2.9.
About Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: North Big Horn Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 16, 1984
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Granite Rehabilitation and Wellness Cheyenne | 0.2 | 146 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 44.3% | 2 | $15,548 |
| Life Care Center of Cheyenne Cheyenne | 2.5 | 160 | 1.99 | 3.56 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies Fort Collins | 41.4 | 106 | 2.25 | 3.24 | 47.0% | 3 | $21,721 |
| Poudre Canyon Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Fort Collins · abuse citation | 41.5 | 83 | 1.63 | 2.65 | 60.5% | 1 | $48,308 |
| Storybrook Care & Rehabilitation Fort Collins | 41.5 | 60 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 50.0% | 1 | $36,180 |
| Creekside Village Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Fort Collins · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 42.2 | 120 | 2.24 | 3.47 | 74.4% | 1 | $48,875 |
| Laramie Health and Rehabilitation Laramie · abuse citation | 42.7 | 105 | 1.60 | 2.89 | 51.8% | 2 | $35,880 |
| Columbine West Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 43.2 | 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.