Lander · 82520
Westward Heights Care Center
150 Caring Way
Lander, WY 82520
Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at Wlrc
⌖ Lander, WY · Fremont County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds40
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at Wlrc
Mountain View Skilled Nursing Community at Wlrc is a 40-bed government-run nursing home in Lander, WY. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Wyoming is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Jan 2025), inspectors found 11 problems, more than the Wyoming average of 7.8. 4 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Medicare fined it $50,980 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameMountain View Skilled Nursing Community At Wlrc
LocationFremont County, Wyoming
Phone(307) 335-6700
Address8204 Wyoming State Highway 789, Lander, WY 82520 · Fremont County
CMS provider number535058
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 27, 2022 (3 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations4 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Apr 2026 (within the past year). All 4 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $50,980; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Oct 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Jan 2025)Wyoming average: 7.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Wyoming average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.7%State average: 4.7%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 4.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs96.3%State average: 21.8%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Wyoming average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, up from 1 star in January 2024. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 5 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing–
Quality of care4★
202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | – |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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