Hot Springs · 59845
Hot Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center
600 1st Ave N
Hot Springs, MT 59845
Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home
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⌖ Plains, MT · Sanders County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds28
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home
Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home is a 28-bed nonprofit nursing home in Plains, MT. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Montana is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Apr 2026), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the Montana average of 11.2. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 49 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Montana average of 4 hr 03 min. About 48% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $62,871 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameClark Fork Valley Nursing Home
LocationSanders County, Montana
Phone(406) 826-4800
Address10 Kruger Rd, Plains, MT 59859 · Sanders County
CMS provider number275107
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1985 (41 years)
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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
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Apr 2026.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Apr 2026)Montana average: 11.2. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 49 min a dayMontana average: 4 hr 03 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident54 min a dayMontana average: 59 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover48% a yearMontana average: 55%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $62,871Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
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?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.8%State average: 4.4%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.3%State average: 6.3%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs10.8%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 4 stars now, the same as 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
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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