Polson · 59860
Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center
9 14th Ave W
Polson, MT 59860
St Luke Community Nursing Home
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⌖ Ronan, MT · Lake County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds75
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About St Luke Community Nursing Home
St Luke Community Nursing Home is a 75-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ronan, MT. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Montana is 2.9. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 1 problem, 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 4 hr 25 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Montana average of 4 hr 03 min. About 33% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $44,252 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameSt Luke Community Nursing Home
LocationLake County, Montana
Phone(406) 676-4441
Address107 6th Ave S W, Ronan, MT 59864 · Lake County
CMS provider number275093
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 4, 1978 (47 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
4 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 May 2026.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection1 (May 2026)Montana average: 11.2. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 23 min a dayMontana average: 59 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover33% a yearMontana average: 55%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 25 min a dayMontana average: 4 hr 03 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $44,252Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 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 injury3.1%State average: 4.4%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.3%State average: 6.3%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs17.8%State average: 20.4%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.9State average: 1.4Better 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 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 8 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing5★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
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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