Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness is a 81-bed for-profit nursing home in Riverton, Wyoming, part of Evergreen Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Wyoming average of 2.43, and 54.7% nursing staff turnover (Wyoming average 51.8%).
Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness
1002 Forest DrRiverton, WY 82501
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 Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Wyoming average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wyoming avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 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
54.7% of nursing staff at Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness left over the year CMS measured, against a Wyoming average of 51.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Wyoming average 7.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $25,984 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2024 | Fine | $25,984 |
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. Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness holds 2 of 5 overall; the Wyoming average is 2.9.
About Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Evergreen Healthcare Group, 44 homes
- Legal name: North Big Horn Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 22, 1988
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness
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 | 22.1 | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | $50,980 |
| Westward Heights Care Center Lander | 22.3 | 60 | 2.48 | 3.73 | 45.8% | 4 | None |
| Morning Star Care Center Fort Washakie | 25.3 | 45 | 3.87 | 5.23 | — | 4 | $5,168 |
| Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness Thermopolis | 42.5 | 60 | 2.45 | 3.52 | 73.2% | 3 | $27,072 |
| Worland Health and Rehabilitation Worland · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 71.1 | 87 | 2.24 | 3.25 | — | 1 | $41,746 |
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.