Awe Kualawaache Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Awe Kualawaache Care Center is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Crow Agency, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Montana average of 2.57, and 61.5% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Awe Kualawaache Care Center
10131 S Heritage RdCrow Agency, MT 59022
Big Horn County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Awe Kualawaache Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Montana average. With about 24 residents a day, that works out to roughly 58 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.45 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.41 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.41 | 3.59 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
61.5% of nursing staff at Awe Kualawaache Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Awe Kualawaache Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Awe Kualawaache Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 9, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Awe Kualawaache Care Center
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| River Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Billings | 50.8 | 129 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 50.0% | 2 | $80,893 |
| Billings Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Billings | 52.3 | 100 | 2.20 | 3.34 | 72.5% | 2 | $62,797 |
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| St John's Lutheran Home Billings | 58.3 | 186 | 3.42 | 5.40 | 44.6% | 4 | None |
| Westview Health Care Center Sheridan | 59.7 | 102 | 2.37 | 3.50 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth | 60.2 | 31 | 3.22 | 6.26 | 45.7% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.