Assisted Living in Wyoming

Assisted living is a wonderful option for seniors who enjoy a social atmosphere, where they can also receive assistance with their activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing or grooming. In Wyoming, the median monthly cost of assisted living across A Place for Mom’s partner communities is $3,300, which adds up to $39,600 annually.^[01] This is more expensive than the cost of independent living in the state, but comparable to the cost of memory care.

A Place for Mom partners with assisted living communities across Wyoming, which allows us to collect proprietary cost data on these facilities. Seniors who moved to our partner Wyoming assisted living communities in 2002 – 2023 paid between $2,500 and $4,660 per month. Across the country, the average monthly cost of assisted living is approximately $5,200 per month, making Wyoming one of the more affordable states for assisted living.^[01]

Many things can affect the total cost of assisted living. In Wyoming, which has an overall lower cost of living, it’s not uncommon to pay a little less than the national average. Level of care is another important factor — seniors who need more assistance will often pay more for assisted living.

The following factors may also affect your loved one’s monthly costs:

• The location of the assisted living community
• Pet fees or rent
• Adding optional services such as beauty salon visits
• The size and layout of your loved one’s room

With a wide range of costs and changes in price as care needs change, it’s not surprising to learn that many seniors and their families combine several payment options to cover the cost.

When helping your loved one choose how to pay for care, it’s important to understand that more options are available the sooner they start planning. Some payment options, such as long-term care insurance or veterans benefits, may have a waiting period before benefits begin. It’s especially important to plan out your payment sources for the first few months of care. For another look at the payment methods commonly used by those at our partner care facilities, you can also visit our complete guide to paying for long-term care.

In Wyoming, assisted living communities are licensed through the Department of Health, Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys. Assisted living facilities are required to provide partial assistance with personal care, infrequent mobility assistance, and limited incontinence care. Assisted living communities can’t provide total assistance with dressing or bathing or more frequent mobility assistance.^[02]

Communities are required to conduct a new assessment for all new residents at least one week before they move in as well as ongoing yearly assessments. Wyoming doesn’t have a mandated staff-to-resident ratio, but does require that staff be able to meet the needs of all residents. Additionally, either a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified nursing assistant should be awake and available 24-hours per day.^[02]

Assisted living records in Wyoming

We developed a system to rate each state on how easy — or difficult — it is to find important assisted living records and reports, and compiled tips to help you in your search.

States with the most transparent records allow you to look up important information about each assisted living facility online, including inspections, complaints, survey results, violations, capacity, and whether the facility accepts Medicaid.

Access to Wyoming assisted living records: High

Access to assisted living records and reports for the state of Wyoming is rated as highly accessible to the public. However, Wyoming was marked down on some criteria, including for inspections that occur infrequently (every 3 years). Wyoming is also one of a handful of states that don’t have the authority to fine an assisted living community.

How to look up Wyoming assisted living licenses and records

For a basic listing of licensed assisted living communities reference Wyoming’s Health Care Facilities Directory, which is available as a PDF file or an Excel spreadsheet. The following steps can help you to access a specific facility’s records.

• Research the backgrounds of communities using Wyoming’s Facility Search Form.
• From the search form select “assisted living facility” as the facility type. You can also filter the search by city or county.
• Click a community’s name to view inspections reports and licensing documents.

How we arrived at our Wyoming rating

We developed a standard methodology for state data collection and evaluation, and based our rating primarily on the objective, state-specific accessibility criteria outlined in these questions:

1. Are licensed assisted living communities listed online in any form? Yes
2. If Yes to #1, is the information updated frequently? No
3. If Yes to #1, is the list of licensed communities searchable? No
4. Does the state post inspections, complaints, survey results, or violations online? Yes
5. If Yes to #4, is the information updated frequently? [within 90 days] Yes
6. If Yes to #2 and #4, is the enforcement information included in the same place as licensed communities? No
7. If Yes to #4 and No to #6, are violations / inspections searchable at all? Yes
8. Is information about special licensing for care shown? No
9. Capacity shown? Yes
10. Payment types shown, [e.g. Medicaid, private pay]? No
11. Administrator / Contact name shown? Yes
12. State may fine facility? No
13. Frequency of inspections? Every 36 months
14. Website includes pricing of facility? No