St Luke Community Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Luke Community Nursing Home is a 75-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ronan, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Montana average of 2.57, and 32.6% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
St Luke Community Nursing Home
107 6th Ave S WRonan, MT 59864
Lake 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 St Luke Community Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Montana average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 93 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.39 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.42 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.00 | 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
32.6% of nursing staff at St Luke Community 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 16.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $44,252 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 | Fine | $44,252 |
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. St Luke Community Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About St Luke Community Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: St Lukes Community Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 4, 1978
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near St Luke Community Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center Polson | 9.8 | 70 | 1.60 | 3.13 | 50.0% | 4 | $17,404 |
| Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center Hot Springs | 25.6 | 40 | 1.58 | 2.70 | 45.2% | 4 | $22,614 |
| Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home Plains | 35.4 | 28 | 2.72 | 3.81 | 48.3% | 4 | $62,871 |
| Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Bigfork | 36.4 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Missoula Health & Rehabilitation Center Missoula | 45.5 | 53 | 2.32 | 3.96 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Immanuel Skilled Care Center Kalispell | 47.0 | 155 | 2.55 | 4.37 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
| Brendan House Kalispell | 47.2 | 110 | 2.67 | 4.60 | 56.1% | 3 | $92,755 |
| Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Missoula | 47.5 | 72 | 2.84 | 3.99 | 62.8% | 3 | $35,139 |
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.