Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure binding arbitration agreements were presented in a manner allowing informed and voluntary consent, and failed to ensure arbitration agreements were not effectively treated as routine admission paperwork, for 3 (#s 6, 12, and 25) of 30 sampled residents. The failure placed the residents at elevated risk for signing binding legal agreements without informed choice and limiting access to the court system. Findings include:1. …
F847 citations in Montana
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Montana cites F847 more often than its own record predicts
1.06 times the share F847 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F847.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F847 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 maintain an arbitration agreement that explicitly granted a resident or the resident's representative the right to rescind the agreement, within 30 days, of signing the agreement. This failure would affect all new residents being admitted . Findings include: During the survey entrance conference interview, on 1/31/23 at 8:50 a.m., staff member A and B stated they were not sure if the facility had new resident admissions sign an arbitration agreement. Review of the facility's Admission Agreement, not dated, showed an arbitration agreement, not dated, which showed the resident, or the resident's representative, had five (5) business days from the execution of the agreement to cancel the agreement. …
What else Montana surveyors cite →
Deficiency Index is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by CMS, Medicare, or any government agency. About this data · Report a correction