Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to obtain necessary services for the behavioral health care needs of 1 (#14) of 15 sampled residents. This deficient practice increased the risk of declining mental health for the resident. Findings include:During an observation and interview on 6/15/26 at 3:56 p.m., resident #14 was sitting in her reclining chair. Resident #14 stated she previously attempted suicide; she tried hanging herself with her call light, and now she did not have a call light. A cord, approximately two inches long, was sticking out of the wall where the call light used to be. Resident #14 stated that when she needed help, she used the chair alarm on her bedside table. …
F740 citations in Montana
Behavioral health services · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Montana cites F740 more often than its own record predicts
2.38 times the share F740 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F740.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F740 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85% | 3.22× |
| 2024 | 1.22% | 4.93× |
| 2025 | 0.63% | 2.38× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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