How much does a nursing home cost in Wyoming?
The median nursing home cost in Wyoming is $10,923 per month for a private room and $9,916 per month for a semi-private room, based on the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey released March 2026. That's roughly $131,081 per year for a private room.
Wyoming nursing home costs run 10% below the national median.
2026 Wyoming senior care costs at a glance
| Care type | Wyoming median/month | National median (CareScout 2025) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing home (private) | $10,923 | $10,798 | +1% |
| Nursing home (semi-private) | $9,916 | $9,581 | +3% |
| Memory care (est) | $6,650 | $7,750 | −14% |
| Assisted living | $5,325 | $6,200 | −14% |
| Non-medical caregiver (hourly) | $46 | $35 | +31% |
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Open the Wyoming calculator →Nursing home costs by Wyoming city
Costs vary by metro area within the state. Urban markets typically run 10–25% above state medians, while rural areas can be 10–20% below.
City-level estimates are based on CareScout 2025 metro-area data. Individual facility costs vary 20–40% from these medians depending on amenities, staffing ratios, and room type.
Wyoming Medicaid for nursing home care
Wyoming Medicaid covers nursing home care for residents who meet both medical eligibility (need for skilled nursing care) and financial eligibility (limited assets and income). Understanding the rules before you need them can save your family hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Wyoming Medicaid 2026 asset limits
Individual applicant: $2,000 in countable assets (2026)
Married couple, one spouse applying: Community spouse may keep up to $162,660 under the federal Community Spouse Resource Allowance (2026 maximum), plus the home, one vehicle, and personal belongings
The 5-year look-back period in Wyoming
Wyoming Medicaid reviews all asset transfers made within 60 months (5 years) of your application date. Gifts to family, property transfers below market value, or large unexplained withdrawals trigger a penalty period that delays Medicaid eligibility — during which you must private-pay.
Wyoming's 2026 penalty divisor is approximately $10,923 per month (~$359 per day). A $50,000 transfer that violates the look-back rule would create roughly a 137-day penalty period during which Wyoming Medicaid will not cover care costs.
This is why elder law attorneys consistently advise families to begin Medicaid planning at least 5 years before nursing home care is needed.
Find a Wyoming elder law attorney
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys maintains a state-by-state directory of certified elder law attorneys.
Find a Wyoming attorney →What makes Wyoming different
Wyoming's Community Choices Waiver (CCW) — administered by the Department of Health Division of Healthcare Financing — merged the state's previous Long Term Care Waiver and Assisted Living Facility Waiver into a single program in 2014, with a waitlist when enrollment is full. CCW pays for services in three tiers of assisted-living facilities (Level I, II, and III) based on the resident's care-needs intensity. Level-of-care eligibility is determined by a Public Health Nurse using the LT-101 assessment — a state-specific instrument distinct from the Minimum Data Set most states rely on. Wyoming offers broad self-directed care: participants can hire their own personal-care attendants, including adult children and (in some circumstances) spouses.
Sources: state Medicaid agency program documentation and CMS spousal-impoverishment standards. See our methodology page for the broader data sources used across this site.
How Wyoming compares to neighboring states
Cost differences across state lines can be substantial. Some families consider relocating for care, particularly if adult children live across a border.