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Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Whitefish, MT

Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSpecial Focus Facility (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1305 E 7th St, Whitefish, MT 59937
Phone
(406) 862-3557
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
275132
Overall star rating
Not rated by CMS
Certified beds
100
Average residents per day
96
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Sweetwater Whitefish Opco LLC
Chain
Sweetwater Care (8 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 1, 1989
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 275132. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 12, 2026. CMS lists 82 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 14, 2024 to Aug 27, 2026): 45 from complaint inspections, 6 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS has placed this facility in its Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes with a persistent record of serious inspection problems; it gets more frequent inspections.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 27, 2026Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 27, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 27, 2026Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 27, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 27, 2026Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 27, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Aug 27, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 12, 2026Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2026Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2026Honor 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2026Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 82. 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 Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $344,705 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 12, 2026Fine: $53,463
Sep 9, 2025Fine: $95,148
Sep 9, 2025Payment denial for 34 days from Nov 20, 2025
Jan 23, 2025Fine: $91,314
Oct 23, 2024Fine: $104,780

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.37 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.54 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.17 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.87 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
76%
RN turnover (yearly)
63%
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.

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