Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility is a 36-bed government-run nursing home in Buffalo, Wyoming. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 90% above the Wyoming average of 2.43.
Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility
700 Veteran's LaneBuffalo, WY 82834
Johnson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 4.61 hours per resident per day, 90% above the Wyoming average. With about 21 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 4.61 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.26 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.01 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 7.88 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.75 | 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 Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility 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 Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Wyoming average 7.6). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Payment Denial | 62 days from Feb 27, 2026 |
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. Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility holds 2 of 5 overall; the Wyoming average is 2.9.
About Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Wyoming
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 30, 2024
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wyoming Veterans' Skilled Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Amie Holt Care Center Buffalo | 1.8 | 50 | 3.30 | 4.97 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center Sheridan · SFF candidate | 32.4 | 128 | 2.33 | 3.28 | 56.5% | 1 | $7,163 |
| Green House Living for Sheridan Sheridan · SFF candidate | 33.2 | 48 | 2.59 | 4.53 | 73.5% | 1 | $61,929 |
| Westview Health Care Center Sheridan | 33.7 | 102 | 2.37 | 3.50 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center Gillette · Special Focus Facility | 61.9 | 160 | 2.76 | 4.59 | 70.5% | — | $115,597 |
| Worland Health and Rehabilitation Worland · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 63.5 | 87 | 2.24 | 3.25 | — | 1 | $41,746 |
| Wyoming Retirement Center Basin · abuse citation | 64.3 | 90 | 0.00 | 0.39 | — | 1 | $146,485 |
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.