Benefis Senior Services - Eastview: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Benefis Senior Services - Eastview is a 64-bed nonprofit nursing home in Great Falls, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Montana average of 2.57, and 53.4% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Benefis Senior Services - Eastview
2621 15th Ave SGreat Falls, MT 59405
Cascade County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Benefis Senior Services - Eastview, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Montana average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 149 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.09 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
53.4% of nursing staff at Benefis Senior Services - Eastview left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 52.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $99,129 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | Fine | $36,377 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Fine | $62,752 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Payment Denial | 64 days from Aug 27, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Benefis Senior Services - Eastview holds 2 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Benefis Senior Services - Eastview
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Benefis Hospitals Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Benefis Senior Services - Eastview
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Benefis Senior Services - Grandview Great Falls | 0.3 | 48 | 2.22 | 4.30 | — | 3 | $48,323 |
| Park Place Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Great Falls | 0.5 | 189 | 1.78 | 3.46 | 36.2% | 2 | $130,272 |
| Benefis Senior Services - Westview Great Falls · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 1.9 | 34 | 2.04 | 3.24 | — | 1 | $13,865 |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad | 57.3 | 59 | 2.59 | 3.84 | 50.0% | 4 | $27,013 |
| Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation Helena · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 71.4 | 90 | 1.50 | 2.63 | 77.6% | 1 | $213,136 |
| Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia Helena · SFF candidate | 71.8 | 108 | 2.10 | 3.35 | 59.1% | 1 | $80,366 |
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.