Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Helena, Montana, part of Eduro Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 42% below the Montana average of 2.57, and 77.6% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation
2555 E BroadwayHelena, MT 59601
Lewis And Clark County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
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 Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.50 hours per resident per day, 42% below the Montana average. With about 65 residents a day, that works out to roughly 97 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 1.50 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.63 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.24 | 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
77.6% of nursing staff at Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 34 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $213,136 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | Fine | $14,505 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Fine | $101,533 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 95 days from Sep 11, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Fine | $44,363 |
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $52,735 |
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. Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Eduro Healthcare, 34 homes
- Legal name: Helena Nursing and Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia Helena · SFF candidate | 0.5 | 108 | 2.10 | 3.35 | 59.1% | 1 | $80,366 |
| Elkhorn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Clancy | 9.1 | 70 | 1.81 | 2.73 | 41.3% | 2 | None |
| Ivy at Deer Lodge Deer Lodge | 37.2 | 60 | 2.25 | 3.67 | 56.8% | 1 | $103,309 |
| Copper Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Butte | 47.5 | 186 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 45.8% | 4 | $9,311 |
| Continental Care and Rehabilitation Butte | 47.5 | 100 | 2.63 | 4.03 | 60.2% | 3 | None |
| Crest Nursing Home Butte | 47.7 | 103 | 2.10 | 3.33 | 53.2% | 5 | None |
| Southwest Montana Veterans Home Butte | 50.8 | 60 | 2.14 | 4.34 | 53.9% | 5 | None |
| Community Nursing Home of Anaconda Anaconda | 55.7 | 62 | 3.32 | 5.25 | — | 3 | 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.