Westward Heights Care Center in Lander, WY

Westward Heights Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Lander, Wyoming. It is located in Fremont county at 150 Caring Way, Lander, Wyoming 82520. You can reach out to the office of Westward Heights Care Center via phone at (307) 332-5560. This skilled nursing facility has 60 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 81.83%. Its legal business name is Westward Heights Corp and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Westward Heights Care Center (Medicare CCN 535034) 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 1990 (34 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in July, 2019.

Contact Information

Westward Heights Care Center
150 Caring Way, Lander, Wyoming 82520
(307) 332-5560


Nursing Home Profile

NameWestward Heights Care Center
Location150 Caring Way, Lander, Wyoming
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds60
Occupancy Rate81.83%
Medicare ID (CCN)535034
Legal Business NameWestward Heights Corp
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1386752111
Organization NameWESTWARD HEIGHTS CORP
Doing Business AsWESTWARD HEIGHTS CARE CENTER
Address150 Caring Way, Lander, WY 82520
Phone Number307-332-5560

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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 Westward Heights 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 Westward Heights 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 Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$16210
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Westward Heights 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 increased13.9414.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight7.55.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder64.8148.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.711.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.822.65
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 injury8.73.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine91.8593.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.8414.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine66.6783.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened17.5617.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication17.3719.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers8.577.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function84.2667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine83.1982.93

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Nursing Homes in Lander, WY

Westward Heights Care Center
Location: 150 Caring Way, Lander, Wyoming 82520
Phone: (307) 332-5560    

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