Nursing home
Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness
60 Magnolia St, Casper, WY 82604 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities) · 192 certified beds
Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Casper, Wyoming. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.16 hours per resident per day, below the Wyoming average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Oct 31, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 5 fines totaling $78,536In CMS records: 5 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness compares
This facility vs. the Wyoming and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Wyoming avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.16 | 3.84 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.18 | 2.46 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.6% | 52.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 6.8 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 5 fines totaling $78,536, 5 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect 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 Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 60 Magnolia St
Casper, WY 82604 - CMS certification #
- 535042
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 192
- Avg residents/day
- 162.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-11-01
- Chain
- Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group
Evergreen Healthcare Group operates 41 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Evergreen Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2005
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2025, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 5, 2005 to Nov 3, 2007. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $13,320 owed to 89 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Shepherd of the Valley Care Center (Luthercare Inc. dba). Case 1463176.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Aug 18, 2025: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Aug 19, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Evergreen Healthcare Group. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Aug 7, 2025: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 7, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Banner Wyoming Medical Center, Casper. 5.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Casper, Casper. 3.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Casper. 4.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 82604 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Wyoming Kidney, Casper, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 82604.
Enhabit Hospice, office in Casper, 4.4 miles away, straight line
Central Wyoming Hospice Program, office in Casper, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Caringedge Hospice Of Casper LLC, office in Casper, 17.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Platte Valley Healthcare Project, Saratoga. 100.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Casper, WY, risk to homes is greater than 95% of communities in Wyoming and 91% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness a good nursing home?
CMS gives Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness staffed?
Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Wyoming average of 3.84.
Has Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness have?
Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness is certified for 192 beds.