Brendan House: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brendan House is a 110-bed nonprofit nursing home in Kalispell, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Montana average of 2.57, and 56.1% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Brendan House
350 Conway DrKalispell, MT 59901
Flathead 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 Brendan House, nurse aides logged 2.67 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Montana average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 246 aide hours a day, or about 31 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) | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.28 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.60 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.18 | 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
56.1% of nursing staff at Brendan House left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 56.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 17, 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 2 fines totaling $92,755 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2025 | Fine | $56,940 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Fine | $35,815 |
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. Brendan House holds 3 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Brendan House
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Northwest Horizons Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 17, 1985
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Brendan House
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kalispell Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Kalispell · SFF candidate | 0.3 | 140 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 38.7% | 1 | $320,155 |
| Immanuel Skilled Care Center Kalispell | 0.5 | 155 | 2.55 | 4.37 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
| Montana Veterans Home N H Columbia Falls · abuse citation | 12.3 | 105 | 3.97 | 5.68 | 42.9% | 3 | $93,899 |
| Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation Whitefish · Special Focus Facility | 13.2 | 100 | 2.09 | 3.34 | 82.1% | — | $373,492 |
| Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Bigfork | 15.3 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center Polson | 37.5 | 70 | 1.60 | 3.13 | 50.0% | 4 | $17,404 |
| Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center Hot Springs | 44.8 | 40 | 1.58 | 2.70 | 45.2% | 4 | $22,614 |
| St Luke Community Nursing Home Ronan | 47.2 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.42 | 32.6% | 5 | $44,252 |
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.