Westward Heights Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westward Heights Care Center is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lander, Wyoming. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Wyoming average of 2.43, and 45.8% nursing staff turnover (Wyoming average 51.8%).
Westward Heights Care Center
150 Caring WayLander, WY 82520
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 Westward Heights Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Wyoming average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 136 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wyoming avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
45.8% of nursing staff at Westward Heights 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 46.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Westward Heights Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wyoming average is 2.9.
About Westward Heights Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Westward Heights Corp
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Westward Heights 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 | 1.1 | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | $50,980 |
| Morning Star Care Center Fort Washakie | 14.6 | 45 | 3.87 | 5.23 | — | 4 | $5,168 |
| Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness Riverton | 22.3 | 81 | 2.18 | 3.24 | 54.7% | 2 | $25,984 |
| Heritage Home Pinedale | 55.9 | 50 | 2.58 | 4.25 | 100.0% | 4 | $9,718 |
| Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness Thermopolis | 61.3 | 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.