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Blackfeet Care Center
⌖ Browning, MT · Glacier County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds47
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (individual)
About Blackfeet Care Center
Blackfeet Care Center is a 47-bed for-profit nursing home in Browning, MT. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Montana is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Mar 2026), inspectors found 17 problems, more than the Montana average of 11.2. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Medicare fined it $176,965 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameBlackfeet Care Center
LocationGlacier County, Montana
Phone(406) 338-2686
Address728 S Government Sq, Browning, MT 59417 · Glacier County
CMS provider number275133
Ownership typeFor-profit (individual)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 20, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations2 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). All 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties4 fines totaling $176,965; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection17 (Mar 2026)Montana average: 11.2. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Montana average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
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Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.9%State average: 4.4%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.3%State average: 6.3%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs10.5%State average: 20.4%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Montana average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, the same as 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 24 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing1★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
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| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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