Montana Veterans Home N H
Nursing home in Columbia Falls, Montana, CMS certification number 275100
400 Veterans Dr, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 · Flathead County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 105
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 18, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $92,456 (1)
Does Montana Veterans Home N H take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Montana Veterans Home N H is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Montana Veterans Home N H reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.43
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.34
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.99
- Weekend total hours
- 5.16
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 18, 2024 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 22, 2023, found 5.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Montana Veterans Home N H. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Montana Veterans Home N H 1 time in the past 3 years, for $92,456 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.8 residents live here, about 72% of its 105 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 105
- Average residents per day
- 75.8
- Certified since
- January 7, 1982
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Montana Veterans Home N H
- Legal business name
- State of Montana
- Ownership type
- Government - State
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Who inspects nursing homes in Montana
Montana's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Montana, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Montana Veterans Home N H, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Montana Veterans Home N H
What is the CMS star rating of Montana Veterans Home N H?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Montana Veterans Home N H accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Montana Veterans Home N H?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Montana Veterans Home N H?
State of Montana, government - state.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.