The Living Centre: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Living Centre is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Stevensville, Montana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 50% above the Montana average of 2.57, and 48.2% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
The Living Centre
57 Main StStevensville, MT 59870
Ravalli 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 The Living Centre, nurse aides logged 3.86 hours per resident per day, 50% above the Montana average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 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) | 3.86 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.49 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.08 | 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
48.2% of nursing staff at The Living Centre left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $37,525 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2024 | Fine | $24,876 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Fine | $12,649 |
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. The Living Centre holds 5 of 5 overall; the Montana average is 2.9.
About The Living Centre
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Living Centre Limited
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Living Centre
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Valley Health and Rehab Hamilton | 18.8 | 58 | 2.58 | 3.70 | — | 2 | $59,962 |
| Village Health & Rehabilitation Missoula | 23.3 | 193 | 2.69 | 3.99 | 55.2% | 3 | $27,846 |
| Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Missoula | 24.9 | 72 | 2.84 | 3.99 | 62.8% | 3 | $35,139 |
| Missoula Health & Rehabilitation Center Missoula | 26.8 | 53 | 2.32 | 3.96 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Community Nursing Home of Anaconda Anaconda | 60.7 | 62 | 3.32 | 5.25 | — | 3 | None |
| Ivy at Deer Lodge Deer Lodge | 65.8 | 60 | 2.25 | 3.67 | 56.8% | 1 | $103,309 |
| Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home Plains | 76.1 | 28 | 2.72 | 3.81 | 48.3% | 4 | $62,871 |
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.