Sweet Memorial Nursing Home
125 Airport Rd, Chinook, MT, 59523
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 42 · avg 38 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.9% — lower than most Montana nursing homesMontana avg: 55.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 46.2% — near the Montana averageMontana avg: 49.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Montana averageMontana avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $43,450 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 275127
- Certified beds
- 42 beds · avg 38 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sweet Memorial Nursing Home
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Rebecca Shackelford
Operational/managerial Control · since 2019
- Heather Nesslar
Operational/managerial Control · since 2014
- Carley c Robertson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2013
- Denny Overcast
Corporate Director · since 2009
- Danny Friede
Corporate Director · since 2008
- Arthur Kleinjan
Corporate Officer · 0% · since 1984
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 44)
- E0880·Jan 29, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0838·Jan 29, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- D0825·Jan 29, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- D0790·Jan 29, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- D0757·Jan 29, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0744·Jan 29, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- E0726·Jan 29, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- G0692·Jan 29, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $43K
Most recent events
- Feb 5, 2026Fine · $43K
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 29, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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