What assisted living is called in Wyoming, what it costs, how Medicaid can help, how to check a community’s license and inspections, and who to call if something goes wrong. Every fact links to the official source.
Assisted living with a secure dementia unit needs a Level 2 license. Level 2 facilities must meet all Level 1 rules plus extra rules for management, staffing, staff dementia training, activities, and admission and discharge.5
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The median cost of assisted living in Wyoming is $5,325 a month, below the national median of $6,200 (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, collected July to November 2025). Prices vary with the apartment, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, including care-level fees.
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Medicare does not pay for assisted living. Families pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or benefits such as VA Aid and Attendance (estimate it). Who actually pays for long-term care.
Medicaid. Wyoming Medicaid's Community Choices Waiver covers assisted living facility services as an alternative to nursing home care. It serves people 65 and older and adults 19 to 64 with a disability. They must qualify financially for Medicaid (or the waiver's special group) and be found by the state to need nursing-facility level of care. Program: Community Choices Waiver (CCW).2 Medicaid does not pay rent or meals in assisted living in any state, and not every community accepts it, so ask each one.
Look up a license. HLS posts a directory of licensed healthcare facilities as an Excel file and a PDF (updated September 21, 2026). Search Wyoming’s records.6
Inspection reports. HLS links to an online site with inspection reports for licensed healthcare facilities in Wyoming.7
Always visit in person, at a mealtime or in the evening if you can. Bring the tour scorecard and the 8 tour questions.
Complaints about care or conditions. HLS investigates complaints about care in licensed facilities, including assisted living. Anyone can file, even anonymously, by phone, fax or mail. Do not email the complaint form. HLS does not handle billing or insurance complaints. Call (307) 777-7123 or file online.4
Abuse, neglect or exploitation. Call (307) 777-7123. How to report.4 If someone is in danger, call 911.
The long-term care ombudsman is a free advocate for residents of assisted living and nursing homes: they help resolve problems with a community, including move-out notices. Call Regional: 1-800-856-4398 (Riverton region), 1-877-634-1006 (Casper region), 1-877-634-1005 (Cheyenne region) or find your local ombudsman.3
Every community and county in Wyoming
Wyoming Medicaid's Community Choices Waiver covers assisted living facility services as an alternative to nursing home care. It serves people 65 and older and adults 19 to 64 with a disability. They must qualify financially for Medicaid (or the waiver's special group) and be found by the state to need nursing-facility level of care. Medicaid does not pay rent or meals in assisted living.
The median is $5,325 a month (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally.
Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division, Healthcare Licensing and Surveys (HLS).
HLS investigates complaints about care in licensed facilities, including assisted living. Anyone can file, even anonymously, by phone, fax or mail. Do not email the complaint form. HLS does not handle billing or insurance complaints. Phone: (307) 777-7123.
HLS posts a directory of licensed healthcare facilities as an Excel file and a PDF (updated September 21, 2026).
Facts checked against these official sources on September 28, 2026. Rules and programs change; confirm with the agency before making a decision. General information, not legal or financial advice.
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