11 of the 70 nursing homes in Montana are excellent.
June 2023Where are all the providers and patients?
There are 70 skilled nursing facilities in Montana caring for roughly 3,200 patients.
The two maps below show:
This first map shows how far you have to drive to find good care.
The way to read the map is, if you choose the 15 minute drive time map and you live beneath a yellow region then you have less than a 15 minute drive to a 5 star nursing home. The color indicates the quality of care.
Using the controls below the map can also change the map to show a 30 minute drive and see how that is. You can also can choose between Overall star, Quality star, Health star, and Staffing star.
You can click on a state or county to focus on it. And click the "Clear Focus" button to see data for more areas.
Drive time map controls
Next, the dots map shows a colored dot for each patient in Montana, grouped by county. We color each dot based on the overall star the nursing home earns.
Yellow is best. starstarstarstarstar
One dot per resident map controls
Click on one of the states or counties with dots to see performance summary for that area.
As you do you will notice that buildings with fewer residents, in general, have better quality.
How does quality change through time?
Medicare/Medicaid rate Nursing homes on a 5 Star scale. Both their performance and the rating system change through time.
These graphs show the quality of care the average patient receives in Montana. And how that has changed through time.
Hover over the graphs to see the data values change
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Occupancy
3,248 residents in 5,962 beds (54%).
Data as of June 2023
This is the most recent day this group's data changed on Care Compare.
COVID-19 shows up in the data
The "Occupancy" chart shows how many patients are in this group of nursing homes through time. From May to September 2020, Medicare/Medicaid paused reporting that number of patients in nursing homes.
They started reporting it again in October 2020. In the "Occupancy" graph above you can see a little cliff drop off at that time.
Not all of that decrease in occupancy is from patients dying. Nursing homes also help people after they leave the hospital, but need more care before they go home.
At the start of the pandemic hospitals stopped doing elective surgeries. For instance, when a patient gets a knee replacement surgery some times they get extra care in a nursing home.
Because people were not getting those surgeries they did not need nursing home care. In addition to COVID deaths, that pause in the surgery-to-nursing-home pipeline increased the occupancy drop shown in the graph.
Steady performance, on average
With enough providers, most of the time the graphs above are pretty steady. Any blips are from changes in how Medicare/Medicaid evaluates nursing homes. So sometimes you will notice dips in the Quality or Staffing rating graphs. Thats when Medicare/Medicaid raised their standards of performance. And set the expectation for all nursing homes to do better.
There are two dips in the "Staffing" graph. The March 2018 one is from Medicare/Medicaid requiring providers to report payroll information. That made it harder for the providers to fudge their staffing numbers. The July 2022 one is from Medicare/Medicaid adding turnover and weekend staffing levels to how they calculated the staffing star. The thinking being that lower staff turnover means better care. And also that nursing happens 7 days a week, not just Monday to Friday.
It is reassuring to see the graphs come back up as the people working in the nursing homes do better.
Performance changes in space and time
The animation below shows performance across the state. The average performance across the state is mostly steady. But performance at an individual nursing home can vary quite a bit. You can see the # of stars stays almost constant but the performance mosaic changes every 3 months.
In the animation each colored region shows the performance of a nursing home in that part of the state, in each of the components of the 5 star rating. Yellow is best.
Who are the providers to use (and avoid!) in Montana?
We here at PlainProof don't know anything about the people working or living in the buildings in this report. We don't know if their facilities are nice or shabby. We don't know if they are kind or not.
All the conclusions below are from the data the provider has reported to Medicare and Medicaid. We don't know if any of them will be a good fit for you or who you're searching for care for. But we do know whether they've been consistently good at providing care.
Consistently good care means above average care (starstarstarstar) for substantial portion (more than 75%!) of the nursing home's existence (or past 5 years).
Why does consistently good performance matter? Well because it shows they have systems in place that can weather challenges the nursing home business faces while continuing to provide qualtiy care.
In addition to our list below you can use these Medicare provided resources: guide for choosing a nursing home and checklist to help find the right place for you.
Stars by the numbers As of June 2023
There are 3264 residents living in nursing homes in Montana.
About 1 of every 2 residents (1616 residents, 49.5%) live in below average nursing homes that are currently rated starstar or fewer stars by Medicare/Medicaid.
Stars | Overall Star | Quality Star | Health Star | Staffing Star |
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No stars | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
star | 938 29% | 128 4% | 926 28% | 916 28% |
starstar | 678 21% | 610 19% | 803 25% | 463 14% |
starstarstar | 803 25% | 445 14% | 679 21% | 725 22% |
starstarstarstar | 332 10% | 1267 39% | 519 16% | 706 22% |
starstarstarstarstar | 513 16% | 818 25% | 337 10% | 507 16% |
OK thats great, so who are the good ones?
Click through the 4 sections below to see alphabetical lists of providers. They are grouped by consistency and quality of their performance over time. There are also 32 providers that are kind of in the middle of the road performance-wise, that we are not showing you here.
Good, consistent providers
6 that are consistently good overall
- Faith Lutheran HomeWolf Point, MT, 59201
- Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation CenterHot Springs, MT, 59845
- Montana Veterans Home N HColumbia Falls, MT, 59912
- Southwest Montana Veterans HomeButte, MT, 59701
- The Living CentreStevensville, MT, 59870
- Crest Nursing HomeButte, MT, 59701
5 with good quality consistently
- Logan Health - ConradConrad, MT, 59425
- Montana Mental Health Nursing HomeLewistown, MT, 59457
- Sheridan Memorial Nursing HomePlentywood, MT, 59254
- Crest Nursing HomeButte, MT, 59701
- Southwest Montana Veterans HomeButte, MT, 59701
Providers doing well now.
15 that are good overall
- Clark Fork Valley Nursing HomePlains, MT, 59859
- Glacier Care CenterCut Bank, MT, 59427
- Good Samaritan Society - Mountain View ManorEureka, MT, 59917
- Libby Care CenterLibby, MT, 59923
- Madison Valley ManorEnnis, MT, 59729
- Northern Montana Care CenterHavre, MT, 59501
- Polson Health & Rehabilitation CenterPolson, MT, 59860
- Tobacco Root Mountains Care CenterSheridan, MT, 59749
- Blackfeet Care CenterBrowning, MT, 59417
- Central Montana Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterLewistown, MT, 59457
- Community Nursing Home Of AnacondaAnaconda, MT, 59711
- Logan Health - ConradConrad, MT, 59425
- Missoula Health & Rehabilitation CenterMissoula, MT, 59802
- Rocky Mountain Healthcare CommunityHelena, MT, 59601
- Village Health & RehabilitationMissoula, MT, 59804
36 with good quality
- Big Horn Senior LivingHardin, MT, 59034
- Central Montana Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterLewistown, MT, 59457
- Faith Lutheran HomeWolf Point, MT, 59201
- Glacier Care CenterCut Bank, MT, 59427
- Good Samaritan Society - Mountain View ManorEureka, MT, 59917
- Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation CenterHot Springs, MT, 59845
- Ivy At Great FallsGreat Falls, MT, 59405
- Libby Care CenterLibby, MT, 59923
- Missoula Health & Rehabilitation CenterMissoula, MT, 59802
- Montana Veterans Home N HColumbia Falls, MT, 59912
- The Living CentreStevensville, MT, 59870
- Tobacco Root Mountains Care CenterSheridan, MT, 59749
- Valle Vista Healthcare CommunityLewistown, MT, 59457
- Village Health & RehabilitationMissoula, MT, 59804
- Benefis Senior ServicesGreat Falls, MT, 59405
- Blackfeet Care CenterBrowning, MT, 59417
- Brendan HouseKalispell, MT, 59901
- Cedar Wood Healthcare CommunityRed Lodge, MT, 59068
- Community Nursing Home Of AnacondaAnaconda, MT, 59711
- Cooney Healthcare And RehabilitationHelena, MT, 59601
- Copper Ridge Health And Rehabilitation CenterButte, MT, 59701
- Eastern Montana Veterans HomeGlendive, MT, 59330
- Elkhorn Healthcare And RehabilitationClancy, MT, 59634
- Lake View Healthcare CommunityBigfork, MT, 59911
- Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of CascadiaHelena, MT, 59601
- Mountain View Care CenterRonan, MT, 59864
- Northern Montana Care CenterHavre, MT, 59501
- Park Place Transitional Care And RehabilitationGreat Falls, MT, 59405
- Parkview Healthcare CommunityBillings, MT, 59101
- Pioneer Care And RehabilitationDillon, MT, 59725
- Polson Health & Rehabilitation CenterPolson, MT, 59860
- Riverside Health & RehabilitationMissoula, MT, 59802
- Rocky Mountain Healthcare CommunityHelena, MT, 59601
- Sidney Health Center Extended CareSidney, MT, 59270
- St John's Lutheran HomeBillings, MT, 59102
- Whitefish Care And RehabilitationWhitefish, MT, 59937
Providers with consistent problems
Skip these.1 that are consistently bad overall
- Montana Mental Health Nursing HomeLewistown, MT, 59457
Providers doing not so well now.
30 that are below average overall
- Cedar Wood Healthcare CommunityRed Lodge, MT, 59068
- Discovery Care Centre LtdHamilton, MT, 59840
- Eagle Cliff Healthcare CommunityBillings, MT, 59105
- Eastern Montana Veterans HomeGlendive, MT, 59330
- Ivy At Great FallsGreat Falls, MT, 59405
- Lake View Healthcare CommunityBigfork, MT, 59911
- Pioneer Care And RehabilitationDillon, MT, 59725
- Riverside Health & RehabilitationMissoula, MT, 59802
- Sheridan Memorial Nursing HomePlentywood, MT, 59254
- St John's Lutheran HomeBillings, MT, 59102
- Sweet Memorial Nursing HomeChinook, MT, 59523
- Wibaux County Nursing HomeWibaux, MT, 59353
- Aspen Meadows Health And Rehabilitation CenterBillings, MT, 59102
- Avantara Of BillingsBillings, MT, 59102
- Awe Kualawaache Care CenterCrow Agency, MT, 59022
- Bella Terra Of BillingsBillings, MT, 59102
- Bridger Rehab And Care CenterBozeman, MT, 59715
- Continental Care And RehabilitationButte, MT, 59701
- Cooney Healthcare And RehabilitationHelena, MT, 59601
- Elkhorn Healthcare And RehabilitationClancy, MT, 59634
- Glendive Medical Center N HGlendive, MT, 59330
- Hi-line Retirement CenterMalta, MT, 59538
- Ivy At Deer LodgeDeer Lodge, MT, 59722
- Laurel Health & Rehabilitation CenterLaurel, MT, 59044
- Logan Health Care Center - ShelbyShelby, MT, 59474
- Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of CascadiaHelena, MT, 59601
- Park Place Transitional Care And RehabilitationGreat Falls, MT, 59405
- Parkview Healthcare CommunityBillings, MT, 59101
- St Luke Community Nursing HomeRonan, MT, 59864
- Whitefish Care And RehabilitationWhitefish, MT, 59937
15 with below average quality
- Avantara Of BillingsBillings, MT, 59102
- Bella Terra Of BillingsBillings, MT, 59102
- Clark Fork Valley Nursing HomePlains, MT, 59859
- Continental Care And RehabilitationButte, MT, 59701
- Eagle Cliff Healthcare CommunityBillings, MT, 59105
- Gallatin Rest HomeBozeman, MT, 59715
- Holy Rosary Extended Care UnitMiles City, MT, 59301
- Immanuel Skilled Care CenterKalispell, MT, 59901
- St Luke Community Nursing HomeRonan, MT, 59864
- Sweet Memorial Nursing HomeChinook, MT, 59523
- Valley View HomeGlasgow, MT, 59230
- Awe Kualawaache Care CenterCrow Agency, MT, 59022
- Bridger Rehab And Care CenterBozeman, MT, 59715
- Discovery Care Centre LtdHamilton, MT, 59840
- Glendive Medical Center N HGlendive, MT, 59330
Where to from here?
Well we haven't made the analysis of why staffing stars are so low across the country or more general analyses of stars. So those things are coming sometime soon. And this data can change every month. If you want to know when we do add to this sign up below:
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Plus all the counties within Montana
- Beaverhead county nursing homes
- Big Horn county nursing homes
- Blaine county nursing homes
- Carbon county nursing homes
- Cascade county nursing homes
- Custer county nursing homes
- Dawson county nursing homes
- Deer Lodge county nursing homes
- Fergus county nursing homes
- Flathead county nursing homes
- Gallatin county nursing homes
- Glacier county nursing homes
- Hill county nursing homes
- Jefferson county nursing homes
- Lake county nursing homes
- Lewis And Clark county nursing homes
- Lincoln county nursing homes
- Madison county nursing homes
- Missoula county nursing homes
- Park county nursing homes
- Phillips county nursing homes
- Pondera county nursing homes
- Powder River county nursing homes
- Powell county nursing homes
- Ravalli county nursing homes
- Richland county nursing homes
- Roosevelt county nursing homes
- Rosebud county nursing homes
- Sanders county nursing homes
- Sheridan county nursing homes
- Silver Bow county nursing homes
- Stillwater county nursing homes
- Toole county nursing homes
- Valley county nursing homes
- Wibaux county nursing homes
- Yellowstone county nursing homes
Where is the data from?
To get money for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients nursing homes must:
- Get inspected about once a year.
- Send payroll information about every three months.
- Report quality of care information weekly.
Medicare & Medicaid then take that information and boil it down into a 5 star rating.
On this page we have gone through some of that information and use our nursing home analysis software to do this data analysis for providers in Montana.