Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Whitefish, Montana, CMS certification number 275132
1305 E 7th St, Whitefish, MT 59937 · Flathead County
- CMS overall rating
- Not rated
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 32
- Fines in 3 years
- $344,705 (4)
Does Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation 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 | Not rated |
| Health inspections | Not rated |
| Staffing | Not rated |
| Quality of resident care | Not rated |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation 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
- 3.37
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.17
- Weekend total hours
- 2.87
- Nursing staff turnover
- 75.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2026 and cited 32 deficiencies, plus 18 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 13, 2025, found 14.
It is a CMS special focus facility. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation 4 times in the past 3 years, for $344,705 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 95.6 residents live here, about 96% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 95.6
- Certified since
- September 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Sweetwater Whitefish Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Sweetwater Care, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
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- Brendan House350 Conway Dr, Kalispell 59901
- Immanuel Skilled Care Center185 Crestline Ave, Kalispell 59901
- Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC1050 Grand Dr, Bigfork 59911
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 Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation, 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 Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation?
CMS has not rated it.
Does Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation?
32 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation?
Sweetwater Whitefish Opco LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.