Whitefish Care And Rehabilitation
1305 E 7Th St, Whitefish, MT, 59937
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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 Facility
CMS has designated this facility a Special Focus Facility — one of a small group nationwide with a persistent pattern of substandard care requiring more frequent federal oversight. SFFs are inspected roughly every six months. Ask for the most recent inspection summary and corrective-action plan before deciding.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Sweetwater Care
- Certified beds
- 100 · avg 93 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 81.5% — higher than most Montana nursing homesMontana avg: 55.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75% — higher than most Montana nursing homesMontana avg: 49.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Montana averageMontana avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $289,467 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 275132
- Certified beds
- 100 beds · avg 93 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sweetwater Whitefish Opco Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Sweetwater Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Sweetwater Care chain — 10 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- James b Gamett
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2019
- Jordan Holt
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2019
- Sweetwater Care Opco Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2019
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 77)
- F0761·Mar 12, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0745·Mar 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- E0699·Mar 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- G0690·Mar 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0689·Mar 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0657·Mar 12, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0656·Mar 12, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0655·Mar 12, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $185K · 1 payment denial
- 20241 fine · $105K
Most recent events
- Sep 9, 2025Payment denial · 34 days · starting Nov 20, 2025
- Sep 9, 2025Fine · $93K
- Jan 23, 2025Fine · $91K
- Oct 23, 2024Fine · $105K
Largest single fine on record: $105K.
Fire-safety citations
23 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 12, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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