Best Nursing Homes in Montana — 2026 Rankings
Montana has 61 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 30.0 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Crest Nursing Home — Butte (6 deficiencies)
- Northern Montana Care Center — Havre (8 deficiencies)
- Rosebud Health Care Center — Forsyth (11 deficiencies)
- Valley View Home — Glasgow (12 deficiencies)
- Mountain View Of Cascadia — Eureka (13 deficiencies)
- Glendive Medical Center N H — Glendive (14 deficiencies)
- Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center — Sheridan (14 deficiencies)
- Elkhorn Healthcare And Rehabilitation — Clancy (15 deficiencies)
- Gallatin Rest Home — Bozeman (15 deficiencies)
- Montana Veterans Home N H — Columbia Falls (15 deficiencies)
- Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center — Polson (15 deficiencies)
- The Living Centre — Stevensville (15 deficiencies)
- Logan Health Care Center - Shelby — Shelby (16 deficiencies)
- Valle Vista Rehabilitation And Nursing LLC — Lewistown (16 deficiencies)
- Benefis Senior Services - Westview — Great Falls (18 deficiencies)
- Intermountain Health Holy Rosary Hospital — Miles City (18 deficiencies)
- Libby Care Center — Libby (18 deficiencies)
- Madison Valley Manor — Ennis (18 deficiencies)
- Southwest Montana Veterans Home — Butte (18 deficiencies)
- St Luke Community Nursing Home — Ronan (18 deficiencies)
- Awe Kualawaache Care Center — Crow Agency (19 deficiencies)
- The Valley Health And Rehab — Hamilton (19 deficiencies)
- Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center — Hot Springs (20 deficiencies)
- Immanuel Skilled Care Center — Kalispell (20 deficiencies)
- Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home — Plentywood (20 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Montana
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 444 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 320 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 270 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 203 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 165 citations
Nursing Homes by City in Montana
- Nursing homes in Anaconda (1)
- Nursing homes in Billings (6)
- Nursing homes in Bozeman (1)
- Nursing homes in Broadus (1)
- Nursing homes in Browning (1)
- Nursing homes in Butte (4)
- Nursing homes in Chinook (1)
- Nursing homes in Clancy (1)
- Nursing homes in Columbia Falls (1)
- Nursing homes in Columbus (1)
- Nursing homes in Conrad (1)
- Nursing homes in Crow Agency (1)
- Nursing homes in Cut Bank (1)
- Nursing homes in Deer Lodge (1)
- Nursing homes in Dillon (1)
- Nursing homes in Ennis (1)
- Nursing homes in Eureka (1)
- Nursing homes in Forsyth (1)
- Nursing homes in Glasgow (1)
- Nursing homes in Glendive (2)
- Nursing homes in Great Falls (4)
- Nursing homes in Hamilton (1)
- Nursing homes in Havre (1)
- Nursing homes in Helena (2)
- Nursing homes in Hot Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Kalispell (3)
- Nursing homes in Laurel (1)
- Nursing homes in Lewistown (2)
- Nursing homes in Libby (1)
- Nursing homes in Livingston (1)
- Nursing homes in Miles City (1)
- Nursing homes in Missoula (3)
- Nursing homes in Plains (1)
- Nursing homes in Plentywood (1)
- Nursing homes in Polson (1)
- Nursing homes in Ronan (1)
- Nursing homes in Shelby (1)
- Nursing homes in Sheridan (1)
- Nursing homes in Sidney (1)
- Nursing homes in Stevensville (1)
- Nursing homes in Whitefish (1)
- Nursing homes in Wibaux (1)
- Nursing homes in Wolf Point (1)
Compare to Other States
Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools
- SNF Scorecard — look up any facility's inspection record
- Nursing Home Compare Tool — side-by-side comparisons
- Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
- Free AI POC Generator
- Plan of Correction Examples
- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families