CCN 535031 · Fremont County, Wyoming
Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness
1002 Forest Dr, Riverton, WY 82501
Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness is a 81-bed for-profit nursing home in Riverton, Wyoming, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1988. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 58.6 residents a day, about 72% of its certified beds. We found no FHA-insured Section 232 loan for it in HUD's healthcare endorsement database (fiscal 2001 onward).
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 81
- Average residents per day
- 58.6 (72.3% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- North Big Horn Hospital District
- Certified since
- Sep 22, 1988
- Chain or affiliated group
- Evergreen Healthcare Group (43 facilities, chain average 2.4 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Wyoming median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 7 at 1, 10 at 2, 7 at 3, 3 at 4, 8 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.24 | 3.56 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.97 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.7% | 47.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 72.3% | 72.5% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $25,984 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 11 (Jun 26, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couve Financial Services LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Pacific Northwest Opco Management LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Wind River SNF Operations, LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Bender, DanielIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Connell, EricIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Morrison, RobertIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Simmons, BenjaminIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Spielman, ShimonIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Stauber, MonicaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Winterholler, DavidIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
| Yenowitz, YitzchokIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/30/2025 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | North Big Horn Hospital District | Wind River SNF Operations, LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
No FHA-insured loan matching this facility appears in HUD's database of healthcare endorsements, which covers fiscal 2001 onward (HUD data run of July 8, 2026). A loan could still exist under a different project name or from before 2001.
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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