CCN 535038 · Uinta County, Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston
475 Yellow Creek Rd, Evanston, WY 82930
Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Evanston, Wyoming, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1989. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 49.0 residents a day, about 82% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $3.8 million originally, at 6.10%, with $3.7 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in June 2059.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 49.0 (81.7% of beds)
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- North Big Horn Hospital District
- Certified since
- Sep 19, 1989
- Chain or affiliated group
- Rocky Mountain Care (10 facilities, chain average 3.0 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 | 5 of 5 | State spread: 7 at 1, 10 at 2, 7 at 3, 3 at 4, 8 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.20 | 3.56 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.89 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.2% | 47.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 81.7% | 72.5% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 2 totaling $13,388 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 3 (Apr 16, 2026) | ||
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). Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Care Evanston IncOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/15/2017 |
| Bunot, NancyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/25/2008 |
| Capener, RichardIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 11/01/2022 |
| Connell, EricIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 10/05/2020 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | North Big Horn Hospital District | Rocky Mountain Care Evanston Inc |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Rocky Mountain Care - Evanston, 60 beds. Lender at endorsement: Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC | $3,760,000 | Active: 6.10%, $3,685,567 balanceMatures Jun 1, 2059. Servicer: Lument Real Estate Capital | 10922015 |
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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