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IVY AT DEER LODGE

DEER LODGE, MT · Medicare-certified · 60 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
1 of 5 overall

IVY AT DEER LODGE has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating, 4-star staffing, and 3-star quality measures. It has a recent federal penalty and $103,309 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.6705 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $103,309recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6705.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.63
Licensed practical nurses
0.79
Nurse aides
2.25
Weekend nursing
3.40

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 57%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

22.2%27.6%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.6%2.5%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.2%2.6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

7.7%2.5%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

0%8.1%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

17.1%21.6%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

13.3%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

8.6%10.8%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%

Residents with a long-term catheter

2.9%0%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

32.8%34%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

5.3%0%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

95.7%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%97.5%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

81%

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: K

The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J

The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G

The home failed to provide needed social services to help each resident reach the best possible quality of life. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 745 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: G

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $26,685 was recorded.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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  4. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $76,624 was recorded.

  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $112,620 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Dec 3, 2025

    $26,685
  • Federal fine

    Nov 25, 2024

    $76,624
  • Federal fine

    Aug 2, 2023

    $9,311

Operator & ownership

Recent ownership change · Apr 1, 2020

Now operated by Ivy at Deer Lodge LLC, previously 1100 Texas Avenue Operations LLC.

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of IVY HEALTHCARE GROUP · 4 homes · 1.8 stars avg
Occupancy
39.3 residents on an average day (65% of 60 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 36 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.