Overview
Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Wyoming average of 2.8. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Riverton. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Wyoming (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 26, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Wyoming average of 8.0. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $25,984 in the past three years.
Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness is a for-profit facility with 81 certified beds, caring for about 55 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $25,984
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.48 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.52 hrs
- Nurse aides2.31 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 81
- Average residents per day
- 55
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 22, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes