Nursing home report
LANDER, WY · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Westward Heights Care Center in Lander, WY has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 4-star quality measures. It reported 3.64 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection areas cited infection control, psychotropic medication practices, and resident abuse prevention.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6388 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6388.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
