Overview
Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Montana average of 2.9. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Helena. It scores best on staffing (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 68% of nursing homes in Montana (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2026, found 29 health deficiencies, more than the Montana average of 10.4. 17 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $80,366 in the past three years.
Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia is a for-profit facility with 108 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 29
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 17
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $80,366
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.85 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.59 hrs
- Nurse aides1.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 18, 1973
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes