Westward Heights Care Center
150 Caring Way, Lander, WY, 82520
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 53 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 46% — lower than most Wyoming nursing homesWyoming avg: 53.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35.3% — lower than most Wyoming nursing homesWyoming avg: 45.6% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Wyoming averageWyoming avg: 0.9 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 535034
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 53 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Westward Heights Corp
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Amy Smith
Corporate Director · 10% · since 2022
- Dean Mckee
Corporate Officer · 10% · since 2022
- Jeff Kimber
Corporate Director · 10% · since 2022
- Lauren Hubble
Corporate Officer · 10% · since 2022
- Brian w Stuhr
Corporate Officer · since 2017
- Lucy Cone
Corporate Officer · 10% · since 2015
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 8)
- E0880·Mar 27, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0758·Mar 27, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- D0684·Jan 14, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0600·Jan 14, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0880·Jan 11, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0698·Jan 11, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- C0888·Nov 3, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
- D0758·Nov 3, 2022
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 27, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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