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Sweet Memorial Nursing Home

125 Airport Rd, Chinook, MT 595234063572549Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 42Avg. daily residents: 36County: Blaine
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The complete public record on Sweet Memorial Nursing Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Chinook, Montana, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Montana average: 2.9 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Sweet Memorial Nursing Home holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $28,243 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.95 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (4.05)
0.95 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.98)
3.39 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
51.1% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (54.8)
50.0% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

January 29, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
19 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (11.3)
19 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$28,243 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($57,036)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

44 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
January 29, 20260692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.G · Actual harm
January 29, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260744Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 29, 20260757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.