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South Lincoln Nursing Center

Nursing home in Kemmerer, WY

Medicaid-certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
711 Onyx St, Kemmerer, WY 83101
Phone
(307) 877-5717
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
53A051
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
24
Average residents per day
17
Ownership
Government, hospital district
Legal business name
Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for
Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 1999
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 53A051. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 10, 2025. CMS lists 24 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 26, 2023 to Jan 6, 2026): 4 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jan 6, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 6, 2026Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 10, 2025Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jul 10, 2025Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jul 10, 2025Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 10, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 10, 2025Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 10, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 10, 2025Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 10, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 10, 2025Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed…
Administration		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 28, 2024Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 24. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 0 fines totalling $0 and 2 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jan 6, 2026Payment denial for 5 days from Mar 28, 2026
Jul 10, 2025Payment denial for 59 days from Oct 10, 2025

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.80 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.53 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.65 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.79 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
38%

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.