Blackfeet Care Center
728 S Government Sq, Browning, MT 59417
Blackfeet Care Center, a 47-bed for profit - individual nursing facility in Browning, MT, holds a 1-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #50 of 59 rated homes in MT on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks). 2 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 1 / 5
- Much below average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #50 of 59
- In-state rank among rated MT homes
- N/A
- nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 32
- Inspection findings · 2 serious
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The verdict
Blackfeet Care Center, a 47-bed for profit - individual nursing facility in Browning, MT, holds a 1-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #50 of 59 rated homes in MT on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks). 2 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
- 1 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #50 of 59
- In-state rank among rated MT homes
- N/A
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 32
- Inspection findings · 2 serious
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 61 MT nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Individual. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 275133
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 47
- Residents
- 29
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Glacier
- Last Inspection
- Mar 26, 2026
Staffing Data
- RN Hours
- N/A (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- N/A
- CNA Hours
- N/A
- Total Nursing Hours
- N/A (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- N/A
What the CMS Record Reveals About Blackfeet Care Center
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Blackfeet Care Center ranks #50 of 59 rated nursing homes in MT on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Blackfeet Care Center operates 47 certified beds in Browning, MT with approximately 29 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars (health inspection 2★ · staffing 1★ · quality 4★).
The inspection file contains 32 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 2 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 2 penalties totaling $88K against this provider.
Classified as "For profit - Individual" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Blackfeet Care Center falls into a category where comparative context matters.
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (32 most recent)
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: May 1, 2026
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 29, 2026
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: May 1, 2026
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 17, 2026
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2025
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 20, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 20, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 20, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 20, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 20, 2025
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Honor 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 directive.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 11.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 5.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 7.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 3.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 28.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 2.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 10.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | N/A | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 11.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 6.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 2.3% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 96.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 14.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 96.7% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 12.5% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 75.0% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | N/A | No |
Penalty History 2 penalties totaling $88K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Fine | $59K |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Payment Denial | - |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fine | $29K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Blackfeet Care Center, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside MT (47 beds here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in MT
60 other nursing homes are on record in MT; 6 are shown here.
Aspen Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center
Billings, MT
Awe Kualawaache Care Center
Crow Agency, MT
Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC
Columbus, MT
Benefis Senior Services - Eastview
Great Falls, MT
Benefis Senior Services - Grandview
Great Falls, MT
Benefis Senior Services - Westview
Great Falls, MT
Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Blackfeet Care Center
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The MT registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View MT registry
- Peer homes near 47 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in MT. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
