Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to identify, follow up, and notify the physician when 1 (#195) admitted to the facility, and the resident's vital signs were identified to be out of range, and not addressed by the facility as a concern, out of 1 sampled resident. Findings include: Record review of resident #195's electronic medical record showed she was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with multiple comorbidities, to include: Chronic Kidney Disease; Stage 5, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure, Hypertension, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (not all inclusive). …
F580 citations in Montana
Notifying of changes · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Montana cites F580 less often than its own record predicts
0.63 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F580.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F580 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.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to notify a resident's physician of a change in condition related to the resident's significant weight loss for 1 (#11) of 7 sampled residents. This deficient practice resulted in the physician not being provided with timely information or having the opportunity to evaluate and consider nutritional interventions. Findings include:Review of resident #11's vital signs weight sheet, as of 8/19/26, showed resident #11 was admitted weighing 271 pounds. On 7/7/26, resident #11 weighed 268.2 pounds. When resident #11 was re-admitted to the facility on [DATE], the resident was not re-weighed. Due to the limited amount of foods the resident was eating, a reweight was requested by the surveyor. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.98% | 1.38× |
| 2024 | 0.52% | 0.34× |
| 2025 | 0.94% | 0.63× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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