Columbus, Montana · CMS Care Compare

Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC

350 W PIKE AVE, Columbus, MT 59019

For profit - Corporation All Montana homes →

Columbus, Montana · CMS verdict

Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC does not yet carry a CMS overall star rating, too new, recently sold, or with insufficient resident-assessment data for the public five-star algorithm. An absent rating is neither positive nor negative.

The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.

Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC in Columbus, Montana is not yet rated by CMS and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 50 of 100 (grade F). It operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Montana runs a median of $8,973 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

50 of 100 · F

Quality & Compliance Index (mid-pack deficiencies)

With 23 CMS deficiencies on file, this facility is mid-pack on inspection volume. A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of not yet rated. How this is calculated.

How the 50 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 50.

Health inspections N/A · not scored
Staffing N/A · not scored
Quality measures N/A · not scored
Inspection record 23 deficiencies · 50

Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC's mid-pack CMS deficiency book

Quality ratings

Care Compare (data as of April 2026) lists no overall CMS star rating for Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC. That gap typically means the facility is too new for a completed inspection cycle, recently changed ownership, or lacks enough resident-assessment data to compute the quality measures component -- not necessarily a sign of poor performance, just insufficient published data for the public algorithm to score it.

Size and setting

Located in Columbus, Montana, this facility operates an undisclosed number of certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 34 residents. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (23 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.

Where these figures come from

Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds N/A
Residents 34
Ownership For profit - Corporation
County Stillwater
Penalties 1
Deficiencies 23

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

How much does a nursing home cost per month in Montana?

CareScout's 2025 survey puts Montana's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,973 per month ($107,675 per year), with private rooms averaging $9,581 per month.

What services does Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC offer?

With an undisclosed number of beds with approximately 34 current residents, Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under for profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 23 deficiencies and 1 penalties.

Does Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC have any deficiencies or penalties?

Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC has multiple deficiencies (23 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.

What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Montana?

In Montana, alternatives include assisted living ($6,075/mo), home health aides ($7,245/mo), and adult day care ($5,783/mo).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare