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⌖ Chinook, MT · Blaine County · Medicare data as of September 2026
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds42
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Sweet Memorial Nursing Home
Sweet Memorial Nursing Home is a 42-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chinook, MT. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Montana is 2.9.
- Inspections: 13 problems at its last full inspection (Jan 2026), close to the Montana average of 11.2. 1 recent citation was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 57 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Montana average of 4 hr 03 min. About 51% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: $28,243 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameSweet Memorial Nursing Home
LocationBlaine County, Montana
Phone(406) 357-2549
Address125 Airport Rd, Chinook, MT 59523 · Blaine County
Medicare provider number275127
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 1, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare 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 Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Health citations at last inspection13 (Jan 2026)Montana average: 11.2.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 57 min a dayMontana average: 4 hr 03 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident57 min a dayMontana average: 59 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover51% a yearMontana average: 55%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jan 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $28,243Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
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 injury9.2%State average: 4.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.7%State average: 6.3%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs9.1%State average: 20.4%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.5State average: 1.4Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Montana average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Montana, Medicaid pays for 56% of resident days at a typical home.
- 57% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 42% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average85%Montana typical: 71%
Facility operating cost per resident day$317Montana typical: $374
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
What a stay may cost
- Short-term rehab with Medicare: after a qualifying hospital stay, Medicare pays in full for days 1–20. From day 21 to day 100 you pay $217 a day (2026), unless other coverage pays it. Medicare stops after day 100. Estimate a rehab stay →
- Paying privately: ask the home for its daily rate and what it includes. As a guide, Montana’s Medicaid program uses about $343 a day (about $10,443 a month) as the average cost of nursing home care (July 2026); see the state’s figure.
- Medicaid: this home is certified for Medicaid, which pays for most long-term care once savings run low. Ask whether a Medicaid bed is available. Medicaid rules in Montana →
Medicare amounts from Medicare.gov. Prices vary with room type and care needs, so always confirm with the home.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
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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