Overview
St John's Lutheran Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Montana average of 2.9. It is the highest-rated of the 6 nursing homes in Billings. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 75% of nursing homes in Montana (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 30, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Montana average of 10.4. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 73% of Montana nursing homes have been fined.
St John's Lutheran Home is a nonprofit facility with 186 certified beds, caring for about 80 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
Top 17%
Top 19%
Top 34%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- 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 staff4.61 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.99 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.70 hrs
- Nurse aides2.92 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 186
- Average residents per day
- 80
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes