Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications were administered safely without a medication error rate over 5% for 3 (#s 31, 33, and 66) of 5 sampled residents observed during medication pass. The medication error rate was 22.22%. Findings include:During an interview and observation on 8/25/26 at 7:43 a.m., the following medication errors were observed for resident #66:-The MAR showed: protein 30 ml. Staff member T stated that the MAR and the medications/supplements given should match exactly. Staff member T stated a traveler (contracted staff member) may not know what protein meant due to the ambiguity on the MAR. …
F759 citations in Montana
Medication error rate · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Montana cites F759 more often than its own record predicts
1.16 times the share F759 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F759.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F759 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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Recent years
| Year | Share of Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85% | 0.69× |
| 2024 | 1.05% | 0.98× |
| 2025 | 1.25% | 1.16× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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