Northern Montana Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Northern Montana Care Center is a 135-bed nonprofit nursing home in Havre, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Montana average of 2.57, and 47.5% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Northern Montana Care Center
24 13th StHavre, MT 59501
Hill 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 Northern Montana Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.64 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Montana average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 198 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.64 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.31 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.85 | 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
47.5% of nursing staff at Northern Montana Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 18.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Northern Montana Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Northern Montana Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Northern Montana Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 22, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.