Nursing Home
Whitefish Care And Rehabilitation
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Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
11.71% (lower is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
43.70% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
5.51% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
2.0%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
4.0%
national median 2.8%
worse than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
3.8%
national median 1.0%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
4.7%
national median 12.5%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
7.4%
national median 4.2%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
31.0%
national median 13.4%
worse than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.3 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.7 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 2.8 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 82.1%
MT average: 4.0 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
MT average: 1.0 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
MT average: 3.6 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
MT average: 54.8% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
4 fines totaling $373,492 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the recent inspection window (most recent: March 12, 2026).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Sweetwater Care
Who owns this facility — 3 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Sweetwater Care Opco LLC Organization
- Holt, Jordan Individual
- Gamett, James Individual
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 26 health (MT avg 11.5) · 5 fire (MT avg 6) · ⚠ 6 serious Details
77 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 6 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: March 12, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 26 health deficiencies · MT average: 11.5 · National: 9.3
23 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (7) and egress (5).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-03-12): 5 deficiencies · MT average: 6 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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Nearby Nursing Homes
Detailed peer comparisons appear where at least five comparable facilities nearby publish the same CMS measures — their absence reflects geography and data availability, never this facility's quality.
- Immanuel Skilled Care Center Kalispell, MT 14.9 mi away
- Brendan House Kalispell, MT 14.9 mi away
- Montana Veterans Home N H Columbia Falls, MT 15.1 mi away
- Kalispell Rehabilitation And Nursing Llc Kalispell, MT 14.9 mi away
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP-code centers.