Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to obtain routine dental care to meet the needs of a resident who had poorly fitted dentures for 1 (#8) of 20 sampled residents. This deficient practice resulted in the resident remaining without usable dentures and placed the resident at risk for decreased oral intake and weight loss. Findings include:During an observation and interview on 1/27/26 at 8:53 a.m., resident #8 was observed to be edentulous, with one natural tooth present and not wearing any dentures.During an interview on 1/28/26 at 12:50 p.m., staff members D and R stated they did not receive a referral for resident #8 to be seen by the dentist or denture clinic. …
F790 citations in Montana
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Montana cites F790 more often than its own record predicts
2.61 times the share F790 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F790.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F790 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.17% | 1.40× |
| 2025 | 0.31% | 2.61× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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