Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home is a 28-bed nonprofit nursing home in Plains, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Montana average of 2.57, and 48.3% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home
10 Kruger RdPlains, MT 59859
Sanders 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 Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Montana average. With about 27 residents a day, that works out to roughly 74 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.72 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
48.3% of nursing staff at Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $62,871 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2025 | Fine | $62,871 |
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. Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Plains Hospital Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1985
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center Hot Springs | 13.8 | 40 | 1.58 | 2.70 | 45.2% | 4 | $22,614 |
| St Luke Community Nursing Home Ronan | 35.4 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.42 | 32.6% | 5 | $44,252 |
| Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center Polson | 37.1 | 70 | 1.60 | 3.13 | 50.0% | 4 | $17,404 |
| Silverton Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Silverton · Special Focus Facility | 50.0 | 55 | 2.13 | 3.29 | 51.1% | — | $41,954 |
| Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Bigfork | 55.9 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Brendan House Kalispell | 57.6 | 110 | 2.67 | 4.60 | 56.1% | 3 | $92,755 |
| Immanuel Skilled Care Center Kalispell | 57.6 | 155 | 2.55 | 4.37 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
| Kalispell Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Kalispell · SFF candidate | 57.9 | 140 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 38.7% | 1 | $320,155 |
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.