Benefis Senior Services - Westview: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Benefis Senior Services - Westview is a 34-bed nonprofit nursing home in Great Falls, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Montana average of 2.57.
Benefis Senior Services - Westview
500 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 - Westview, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Montana average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 65 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Benefis Senior Services - Westview in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,865 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Fine | $13,865 |
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 - Westview holds 1 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Benefis Senior Services - Westview
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Benefis Hospitals Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 10, 2024
- Area: urban
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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.