Assisted living in Wyoming: how it is licensed.
Who licenses assisted living in Wyoming, and what to check before you choose.
What Wyoming calls it
In Wyoming, assisted living is licensed under the term “Assisted Living Facility”. Other states use different names, so it helps to know the exact term when you search.
Who licenses and inspects
Wyoming Department of Health, Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys is the agency that licenses these communities. It is the official place to check a community’s license and inspection history.
Paying for care
Medicare generally does not cover long term custodial care.
Wyoming's Community Choices Waiver, a Medicaid 1915(c) program that is an alternative to nursing facility care, lists Assisted Living Facility Services among its services. Eligibility rules apply, including a nursing facility level of care assessment and age or disability criteria.
Checking a community
Healthcare facility inspection reports and other information about licensed healthcare facilities in Wyoming.
Help and complaints
Wyoming Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program supports residents of long term care and their families.
Also worth knowing in Wyoming
Wyoming requires a state license before an assisted living facility provides care, and licensure does not enroll or certify the provider for Medicare or Medicaid.
Sources we checked (October 2026)
Licensing rules change. We checked the pages below. Confirm with the state agency.
Questions
Who regulates assisted living in Wyoming?
Wyoming Department of Health, Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys.