Ivy at Deer Lodge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ivy at Deer Lodge is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Deer Lodge, Montana, part of Ivy Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Montana average of 2.57, and 56.8% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Ivy at Deer Lodge
1100 Texas AveDeer Lodge, MT 59722
Powell 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 Ivy at Deer Lodge, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Montana average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 88 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.40 | 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
56.8% of nursing staff at Ivy at Deer Lodge left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $103,309 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fine | $26,685 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Fine | $76,624 |
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. Ivy at Deer Lodge holds 1 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Ivy at Deer Lodge
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ivy Healthcare Group, 4 homes
- Legal name: Ivy at Deer Lodge LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ivy at Deer Lodge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Community Nursing Home of Anaconda Anaconda | 21.4 | 62 | 3.32 | 5.25 | — | 3 | None |
| Copper Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Butte | 29.8 | 186 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 45.8% | 4 | $9,311 |
| Continental Care and Rehabilitation Butte | 29.8 | 100 | 2.63 | 4.03 | 60.2% | 3 | None |
| Crest Nursing Home Butte | 30.0 | 103 | 2.10 | 3.33 | 53.2% | 5 | None |
| Southwest Montana Veterans Home Butte | 32.2 | 60 | 2.14 | 4.34 | 53.9% | 5 | None |
| Elkhorn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Clancy | 35.5 | 70 | 1.81 | 2.73 | 41.3% | 2 | None |
| Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia Helena · SFF candidate | 36.7 | 108 | 2.10 | 3.35 | 59.1% | 1 | $80,366 |
| Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation Helena · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 37.2 | 90 | 1.50 | 2.63 | 77.6% | 1 | $213,136 |
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.