Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of Cascadia
2475 Winne Ave, Helena, MT, 59601
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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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Cascadia Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 108 · avg 75 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 56.9% — near the Montana averageMontana avg: 55.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — higher than most Montana nursing homesMontana 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)
- 3 fines · $94,212 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 275044
- Certified beds
- 108 beds · avg 75 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Helena East Of Cascadia, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Cascadia Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cascadia Healthcare chain — 44 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Parent entity
Cascadia hc Group Llc
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Shane Brady
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Cascadia hc Group LlcParent
Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2025
- Cascadia Holdco Llc
Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2025
- Stephen j Laforte
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Timberline Western Tenant, Llc
5% or Greater Security Interest · 100% · since 2025
- Timothy Nelson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 59)
- E0880·Mar 24, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0867·Mar 24, 2026Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- G0689·Mar 24, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0658·Mar 24, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E0584·Mar 24, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D0554·Mar 24, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- F0812·Feb 26, 2026Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0755·Feb 26, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $40K
- 20242 fines · $55K
Most recent events
- Feb 26, 2026Fine · $40K
- Oct 16, 2024Fine · $26K
- May 21, 2024Fine · $29K
Largest single fine on record: $40K.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 16, 2025. 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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