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Powell Valley Care Center

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⌖ Powell, WY · Park County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds100
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (hospital district)

About Powell Valley Care Center

Powell Valley Care Center is a 100-bed government-run nursing home in Powell, 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 2 problems, fewer than the Wyoming average of 7.8. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 05 min a day with each resident, more than the Wyoming average of 3 hr 52 min. About 24% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $29,120 in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility namePowell Valley Care Center
LocationPark County, Wyoming
Address777 Avenue H, Powell, WY 82435 · Park County
CMS provider number535045
Ownership typeGovernment (hospital district)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1991 (35 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

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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.

Overall rating2 of 5Below average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures1 of 5Much below average
Staffing5 of 5Much above average

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 strengths and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Health citations at last inspection2 (Jan 2025)Wyoming average: 7.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 05 min a dayWyoming average: 3 hr 52 min
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 56 min a dayWyoming average: 56 min
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover24% a yearWyoming average: 52%
    Strength

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 citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Dec 2025 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $29,120Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Dec 2025 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Worth asking about

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.

Medicare quality rating: 1 of 5 (much below average)

  • Falls with a major injury13.5%State average: 4.7%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)4.5%State average: 4.6%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs22.5%State average: 21.8%
    About average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.3State average: 1.3
    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, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.

Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing5★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201954524.7
Jan 202032534.1
Jan 202143524.2
Jan 202232524.1
Jan 202354524.7
Jan 202433515.2
Feb 202544515.3
Feb 202622515.1
Sep 202622515.1

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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