Morning Star Care Center in Fort Washakie, WY

Morning Star Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. It is located in Fremont county at 4 North Fork Road, Fort Washakie, Wyoming 82514. You can reach out to the office of Morning Star Care Center via phone at (307) 332-6902. This skilled nursing facility has 45 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 56%. Its legal business name is Morning Star Care Center and has the following ownership type - Government - Federal.

Morning Star Care Center (Medicare CCN 535050) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1994 (30 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2021.

Contact Information

Morning Star Care Center
4 North Fork Road, Fort Washakie, Wyoming 82514
(307) 332-6902


Nursing Home Profile

NameMorning Star Care Center
Location4 North Fork Road, Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds45
Occupancy Rate56%
Medicare ID (CCN)535050
Legal Business NameMorning Star Care Center
Ownership TypeGovernment - Federal

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1851481634
Organization NameMORNING STAR CARE CENTER
Address4 North Fork Rd, Fort Washakie, WY 82514
Phone Number307-332-6902

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Morning Star Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Morning Star Care Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines4
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$23634
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties4

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Morning Star Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased14.9414.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight6.85.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder37.2148.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder6.171.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.862.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.773.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.0693.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication25.4914.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine92.3183.88