Homes where the federal record contains at least one of the following: a CMS abuse icon, Special Focus
Facility status or candidacy, or a citation scored at actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Ordered with
Special Focus homes first.
Read this as a prompt, not a verdict. A citation can be years old and the management
responsible may have gone. It means you ask what happened and what changed, and you get a specific answer
before you sign anything.
Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation runs 90 certified beds in Helena under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are hard to read charitably. Nurse staffing sits at 2.63 hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekends drop about 15% below what the home itself manages on weekdays. Annual turnover of 77.6% means most of the people caring for residents are relatively new, against a national rate near 46%. The current inspection record carries 76 deficiencies, 11 of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy and 10 tied to abuse, with five fines totaling $247,212. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes.
Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing in Columbus is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, which is reserved for homes with a persistent record of serious problems. The inspection history backs that up: 43 deficiencies on the current record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $50,592. Staffing is a mixed picture, a 4-star rating overall, but 2.95 nurse hours per resident day sits about 24% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 9% thinner than weekdays, which matters when something goes wrong on a Sunday. The most recent inspection was February 10, 2026, so the record is current, not stale.
Skyline Heights is a for-profit home in Billings with 150 beds, and the numbers behind its record are hard to argue with. Nurse staffing sits at 3.26 hours per resident day, about 16 percent under the national average, and weekends run roughly 11 percent thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover is 74.7 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent, most of the people caring for your relative likely won't be there in a year. The current inspection record carries 63 deficiencies, seven at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, plus six fines totaling $418,996. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care.
Kalispell Rehabilitation and Nursing is a for-profit LLC with 140 beds, and its record is one a family should look at closely. The staffing numbers cut both ways: turnover at 38.7% is actually better than the 45.8% national average, but total nurse hours sit at 3.28 per resident day, roughly 15% under the national figure, and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. The inspection history is the harder problem, 82 deficiencies, 10 of them at harm or jeopardy level, nine abuse-related, three fines totaling $114,755, and a spot in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a pattern of serious, repeated problems. The most recent inspection was March 2026.
If you're considering Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia for someone you love, the federal record is worth sitting with. The Helena home is owned by a for-profit corporation and carries 59 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to put residents in immediate harm, nine tied to abuse. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes, and inspectors were last on site in February 2026. Nurse staffing sits about 13 percent under the national average, weekends run thinner than weekdays, and more than half the nursing staff turned over in a year. Three fines total $94,212.
If you're weighing Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation for someone you love, the staffing numbers are where to start. Nurses give about 3.34 hours of care per resident per day, roughly 13 percent under the national average, and weekends run about 15 percent thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover hits 82.1 percent, nearly double the national rate, so the people providing that care keep changing. The record shows 77 deficiencies, six serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy and six tied to abuse, plus four fines totaling $371,717. CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems.
Benefis Senior Services - Eastview runs a nonprofit operation with 64 certified beds in Great Falls, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.15 hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average, which is the strongest number here. But weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover hits 53.4%, well past the national 45.8%, so that staffing edge depends on a workforce that keeps changing. The inspection record is the real drag: 40 deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $99,129, with the most recent inspection in June 2025. High direct-care hours and a troubled enforcement history can both be true at once.
If you're weighing Sheridan Memorial for a family member, the staffing number is the first thing to understand: 6.10 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 58% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real difference in daily attention. Weekends dip about 13% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage isn't perfectly even.
The rest of the record is harder to read. Two of the 22 deficiencies on file are at the harm or jeopardy level, five are abuse-related, and one fine totaling $10,358 has been assessed. The last inspection was July 2025, so the picture is current. Staff turnover sits at 60% against a national 45.8%, which matters because consistent caregivers know residents' routines. Strong hours, unsettled oversight.
Wibaux County Nursing Home runs about 2.79 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 20% beneath its own weekday coverage. That thin staffing shows up in the federal ratings: one star each for staffing and health inspections. The inspection record carries 30 deficiencies, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus one fine of $16,985, with the most recent inspection dated April 9, 2026. Turnover sits at 35%, better than the national 45.8%, so the people who stay tend to stay. With 40 certified beds under nonprofit ownership, this is a small rural home where the staffing math and inspection history are the main things to weigh.
Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center is county-owned and runs on unusually heavy staffing, 7.05 nurse hours per resident day, roughly double the national average. That's the strongest thing in its file. The problems sit elsewhere. Inspectors logged 11 deficiencies, two of them at harm or jeopardy level, and four tied to abuse; the most recent inspection was May 21, 2026. Staff turnover runs 72.7% a year against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people delivering those generous hours are new. Weekend coverage also dips about 10% below weekday levels. High staffing with high churn and abuse findings is a mixed picture, the hours are there, but consistency and safety aren't fully keeping pace.