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)

1. Crest Nursing Home — Butte (6 deficiencies)
2. Northern Montana Care Center — Havre (8 deficiencies)
3. Rosebud Health Care Center — Forsyth (11 deficiencies)
4. Valley View Home — Glasgow (12 deficiencies)
5. Mountain View Of Cascadia — Eureka (13 deficiencies)
6. Glendive Medical Center N H — Glendive (14 deficiencies)
7. Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center — Sheridan (14 deficiencies)
8. Elkhorn Healthcare And Rehabilitation — Clancy (15 deficiencies)
9. Gallatin Rest Home — Bozeman (15 deficiencies)
10. Montana Veterans Home N H — Columbia Falls (15 deficiencies)
11. Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center — Polson (15 deficiencies)
12. The Living Centre — Stevensville (15 deficiencies)
13. Logan Health Care Center - Shelby — Shelby (16 deficiencies)
14. Valle Vista Rehabilitation And Nursing LLC — Lewistown (16 deficiencies)
15. Benefis Senior Services - Westview — Great Falls (18 deficiencies)
16. Intermountain Health Holy Rosary Hospital — Miles City (18 deficiencies)
17. Libby Care Center — Libby (18 deficiencies)
18. Madison Valley Manor — Ennis (18 deficiencies)
19. Southwest Montana Veterans Home — Butte (18 deficiencies)
20. St Luke Community Nursing Home — Ronan (18 deficiencies)
21. Awe Kualawaache Care Center — Crow Agency (19 deficiencies)
22. The Valley Health And Rehab — Hamilton (19 deficiencies)
23. Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center — Hot Springs (20 deficiencies)
24. Immanuel Skilled Care Center — Kalispell (20 deficiencies)
25. 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

Compare to Other States

• Browse all 50 state rankings
• Montana SNF Scorecard
• Montana Compliance Benchmark

Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools

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• 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
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• 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