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Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Helena, MT

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
2555 E Broadway, Helena, MT 59601
Phone
(406) 447-1651
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
275080
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
90
Average residents per day
65
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Helena Nursing and Rehab Center LLC
Chain
Eduro Healthcare (34 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 1, 1977
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 275080. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 11, 2025. CMS lists 76 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 17, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025): 28 from complaint inspections, 11 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years. CMS lists this facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 31, 2025Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 31, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 4, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 4, 2025Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 4, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Sep 11, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 11, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 11, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 76. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $213,136 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Aug 6, 2025Fine: $14,505
Aug 6, 2025Fine: $101,533
Aug 6, 2025Payment denial for 95 days from Sep 11, 2025
Aug 15, 2024Fine: $44,363
May 2, 2024Fine: $52,735

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
2.63 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.82 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.50 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.24 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
78%
RN turnover (yearly)
56%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

Other nursing homes in Helena

Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia2475 Winne Ave · Helena, MT 59601 · (406) 442-1350 · For-profit59 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Feb 26, 2026 · $80,366 in CMS fines (3 yrs)Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)

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