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F744 citations in Montana

Dementia care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F744 in Montana. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Montana cites F744 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share4.73×

4.73 times the share F744 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Montana citations0.94%

Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F744.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Montana surveyors wrote

F744 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.

G · Actual harm, isolatedDecember 17, 2025

Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility and staff failed to provide the supervision and oversight for a resident residing on the memory care unit, who had dementia, poor safety awareness, displayed aggressive behavior towards others, and would wander continuously. On one occasion, the resident went into a room of a fellow resident, was pushed, had a fall, and fractured her hip, as staff were not available and present to stop her from going into the room, for 1 (#15) of 3 residents sampled on the memory care unit; and, this affected 1 (#20) when resident #15 went into her room and punched her in the chest while sleeping, which made the resident afraid. …

Kalispell Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJanuary 29, 2026

Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to identify and implement interventions to prevent triggers contributing to the overstimulation of the resident who had dementia; and implement the least restrictive and effective interventions for corresponding dementia behaviors, for 1 (#2) of 20 sampled residents. Findings include:During an observation and interview on 1/27/26 8:44 a.m., resident #2 was alone behind the nurses' station trying to reach the phone. Resident #2 attempted to stand to get the phone when a male resident who was vocally calling out was placed directly in front of the nurses' station with no staff present. …

Sweet Memorial Nursing Home

The short window

Recent years

YearShare of Montana citationsvs expected
20230.56%2.65×
20240.17%0.83×
20250.94%4.73×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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