Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide dignity and respect to 1 (#1) of 4 sampled residents. This deficient practice caused the resident to feel embarrassed and humiliated. During an interview on 3/27/24 at 8:42 a.m., NF1 stated she had cared for resident #1 during a follow up appointment at a local physician's office on 2/29/24. NF1 stated resident #1 came to her appointment soiled with urine and dried stool. NF1 stated she had to help resident take her pants off, so the provider could look at the surgical incision on her left knee. NR1 stated resident #1's incontinent brief was saturated and had leaked on to her clothing and wheelchair. NF1 stated she had left the room to retrieve supplies so she could clean her up. …
F557 citations in Montana
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Montana cites F557 more often than its own record predicts
1.31 times the share F557 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2024, this is the portion that was F557.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F557 findings written in Montana, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
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