Montana Mental Health Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Montana Mental Health Nursing Home is a 117-bed government-run nursing home in Lewistown, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 5.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 103% above the Montana average of 2.57, and 54.1% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Montana Mental Health Nursing Home
800 Casino Creek DrLewistown, MT 59457
Fergus 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 Montana Mental Health Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 5.21 hours per resident per day, 103% above the Montana average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 376 aide hours a day, or about 47 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) | 5.21 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.07 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.68 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.95 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.45 | 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
54.1% of nursing staff at Montana Mental Health 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 43.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 24, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 33 days from Jan 24, 2025 |
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. Montana Mental Health Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Montana Mental Health Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Montana Mental Health Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Valle Vista Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Lewistown | 0.6 | 101 | 2.32 | 3.15 | 42.5% | 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.