Sidney Health Center Extended Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sidney Health Center Extended Care is a 93-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sidney, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Montana average of 2.57, and 55.0% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Sidney Health Center Extended Care
104 14th Ave NWSidney, MT 59270
Richland 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 Sidney Health Center Extended Care, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Montana average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.26 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.90 | 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
55.0% of nursing staff at Sidney Health Center Extended Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 63.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $60,401 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Fine | $60,401 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Payment Denial | 15 days from Jan 6, 2026 |
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. Sidney Health Center Extended Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About Sidney Health Center Extended Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Sidney Health Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sidney Health Center Extended Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Williston | 39.4 | 90 | 3.28 | 4.81 | 63.0% | 2 | None |
| McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care Watford City | 42.2 | 42 | 2.69 | 4.27 | — | 3 | None |
| Eastern Montana Veterans Home Glendive | 47.5 | 80 | 2.82 | 4.29 | 79.7% | 3 | $51,041 |
| Glendive Medical Center N H Glendive | 48.3 | 36 | 3.52 | 4.60 | 61.1% | 3 | $20,027 |
| Wibaux County Nursing Home Wibaux · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 50.9 | 40 | 1.86 | 2.79 | 35.0% | 1 | $16,985 |
| Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc Killdeer | 70.0 | 60 | 3.14 | 4.33 | 33.3% | 2 | $198,960 |
| Tioga Medical Center LTC Tioga | 74.3 | 30 | 4.39 | 5.95 | 65.5% | 3 | $11,408 |
| St Lukes Home Dickinson | 86.3 | 88 | 4.55 | 6.30 | 53.6% | 5 | 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.