The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
SOUTHWEST MONTANA VETERANS HOME
BUTTE, MT · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Southwest Montana Veterans Home has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for staffing and quality measures and 4 stars for health inspections. It reports 4.66 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.6569 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 19, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.6569.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.67
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.78
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 4.01
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 32%
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
—5%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.4%8.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10.7%4.3%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
6.8%4.4%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%2.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.8%25%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.8%21.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.1%9.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.3%13.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
10.3%4.7%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
—95.6%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
37.8%89.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—69%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of EDURO HEALTHCARE · 35 homes · 2.3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 50.8 residents on an average day (85% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 4 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.