About South Lincoln Nursing Center

South Lincoln Nursing Center is a nursing home in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Its capacity is 24 beds, below the Wyoming median of 62 for nursing homes. It is run by a government body. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 24 citations, the most recent on January 6, 2026. CMS also lists 3 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 5.47 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

3.0

Staffing

5.0

Quality measures

3.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (24)

Records from January 2023 to January 2026.

January 26, 2023
Tag F0568
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected March 1, 2023.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0656
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected March 1, 2023.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0688
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 1, 2023.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0727
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Severity C: widespread, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected March 1, 2023.

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Penalties (3)

January 6, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $27,950 against this nursing home on January 6, 2026.
January 6, 2026 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting March 28, 2026, lasting 5 days (triggered by inspection on January 6, 2026).
July 10, 2025 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting October 10, 2025, lasting 59 days (triggered by inspection on July 10, 2025).

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Staffing

5.47 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 4.84 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

Government - Hospital district

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Wyoming.

Nursing Homes

Wyoming median$9,916/mo

Wyoming cost breakdown

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