Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia
Nursing home in Helena, Montana, CMS certification number 275044
2475 Winne Ave, Helena, MT 59601 · Lewis And Clark County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 108
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 29
- Fines in 3 years
- $80,366 (3)
Does Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia 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
- 3.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.59
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.90
- Weekend total hours
- 2.80
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 26, 2026 and cited 29 deficiencies, plus 17 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 16, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia 3 times in the past 3 years, for $80,366 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 73 residents live here, about 68% of its 108 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Certified since
- September 18, 1973
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia
- Legal business name
- Helena East of Cascadia, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 47 homes nationally under Cascadia Healthcare, 3.2-star chain average
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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 Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia, 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 Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia
What is the CMS star rating of Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia?
29 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia?
Helena East of Cascadia, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.