Sundance · 82729
Crook County Medical Services District Long Term C
713 Oak St
Sundance, WY 82729
Weston County Health Services
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⌖ Newcastle, WY · Weston County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds58
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Weston County Health Services
Weston County Health Services is a 58-bed government-run nursing home in Newcastle, WY. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Wyoming is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 11 problems, more 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 3 hr 49 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Wyoming average of 3 hr 52 min. About 59% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameWeston County Health Services
LocationWeston County, Wyoming
Phone(307) 746-2793
Address1124 Washington Blvd, Newcastle, WY 82701 · Weston County
CMS provider number535023
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 4, 1984 (42 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
1 strength and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 49 min a dayWyoming average: 3 hr 52 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover59% a yearWyoming average: 52%About average
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
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Dec 2025)Wyoming average: 7.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident37 min a dayWyoming average: 56 minWorse 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?
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Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury5.5%State average: 4.7%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.6%State average: 4.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs22.0%State average: 21.8%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.5State average: 1.3About 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, the same as 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | – | 4 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.8 |
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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