Lovell · 82431
New Horizons Care Center
1111 Lane 12
Lovell, WY 82431
Wyoming Retirement Center
⌖ Basin, WY · Big Horn County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds90
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Wyoming Retirement Center
Wyoming Retirement Center is a 90-bed government-run nursing home in Basin, WY. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Wyoming is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Jul 2026), inspectors found 5 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 24 min a day with each resident, less than the Wyoming average of 3 hr 52 min. Medicare fined it $146,485 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameWyoming Retirement Center
LocationBig Horn County, Wyoming
Phone(307) 568-2431
Address890 Us Hwy 20 South, Basin, WY 82410 · Big Horn County
CMS provider number535021
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 12, 1984 (42 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.
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 5 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 inspection5 (Jul 2026)Wyoming average: 7.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.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 Oct 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties3 fines totaling $146,485Federal 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
- Nurse staffing per resident24 min a dayWyoming average: 3 hr 52 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident24 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?
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 injury6.8%State average: 4.7%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.5%State average: 4.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs36.2%State average: 21.8%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.2State 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 1 star now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 22 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day0.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
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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