Lake County, Montana
County inventory for Lake County, Montana is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Lake County average 3.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 145 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Montana medians.
County care plate
Sheet MT-LAKE-MONTANA · Lake, MT
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-MID · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 145 beds
- STAR-MID 3.5★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #1,675/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,075/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Lake County
CMS star quality is the standout for Lake County: rated homes average 3.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 145 licensed beds.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Montana medians run assisted living $6,075/mo, semi-private nursing $8,973/mo, private nursing $9,581/mo, home health aide $7,245/mo, adult day $5,783/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Lake County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center | Polson | 4/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Luke Community Nursing Home | Ronan | 3/5 | 75 | Non profit - Corporation |
Read next for stronger-star Lake
Continue on the Montana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Montana state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Lake County.