Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Whitefish, Montana, part of Sweetwater Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Montana average of 2.57, and 82.1% nursing staff turnover (Montana average 54.8%).
Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
1305 E 7th StWhitefish, MT 59937
Flathead County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Montana average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 193 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Montana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.57 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
82.1% of nursing staff at Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Montana average of 54.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (Montana average 11.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $373,492 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Fine | $82,250 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Fine | $95,148 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Payment Denial | 34 days from Nov 20, 2025 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Fine | $91,314 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Fine | $104,780 |
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. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sweetwater Care, 8 homes
- Legal name: Sweetwater Whitefish Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Montana Veterans Home N H Columbia Falls · abuse citation | 7.0 | 105 | 3.97 | 5.68 | 42.9% | 3 | $93,899 |
| Kalispell Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Kalispell · SFF candidate | 12.9 | 140 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 38.7% | 1 | $320,155 |
| Brendan House Kalispell | 13.2 | 110 | 2.67 | 4.60 | 56.1% | 3 | $92,755 |
| Immanuel Skilled Care Center Kalispell | 13.4 | 155 | 2.55 | 4.37 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
| Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Bigfork | 26.0 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Mountain View of Cascadia Eureka | 45.9 | 49 | 1.81 | 2.84 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center Polson | 50.6 | 70 | 1.60 | 3.13 | 50.0% | 4 | $17,404 |
| Blackfeet Care Center Browning · staffing data not validated | 52.6 | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | $87,690 |
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.