The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
SWEET MEMORIAL NURSING HOME
CHINOOK, MT · Medicare-certified · 42 beds
Needs attention
Abuse citationNon-profit
2 of 5 overall
Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT has a 2-star overall rating, with 2-star health inspections but stronger 4-star staffing and quality scores. Nurse staffing was 3.64 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and the facility has a recent abuse citation but no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6365 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 29, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0recent abuse citation
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6365.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.95
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.10
- Nurse aides
- 2.59
- Weekend nursing
- 3.29
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 44%
Registered nurse turnover: 46%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.8%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5.1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
12.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
3.6%Worsening
Residents needing more help with daily activities
17.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18.6%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
28.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.3%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
6.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
88.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
82.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
25%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited December 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 37.6 residents on an average day (90% of 42 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.