Overview
Southwest Montana Veterans Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Montana average of 2.9. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Butte. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 77% of nursing homes in Montana (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 19, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Montana average of 10.4. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 73% of Montana nursing homes have been fined.
Southwest Montana Veterans Home is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 58 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2021.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.72 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.93 hrs
- Nurse aides2.35 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 6, 2021
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Partial