Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Faith Lutheran Home
1000 6th Ave N, Wolf Point, MT · (406) 653-1400
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 40
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 1, 1977
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Montana.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Montana homes
Faith Lutheran Home carries 69 inspection points. That is fewer than 49% of Montana's 59 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Montana: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–31.5 pts
- 4★ 31.5–49.25 pts
- 3★ 49.25–84.75 pts
- 2★ 84.75–135.38 pts
- 1★ over 135.38 pts
Bars show every rated home in Montana by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
28 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights5E
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5F
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- F
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Infection Control3F
- D
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Quality of Life and Care3E
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Administration3F
- F
Meet the legal definition of a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility.
- F
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- D
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2E
- E
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspection history
2026-05-21
8 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2025-04-23
14 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (3 deficiencies)
2024-05-08
6 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 4 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 6 min
Montana average
4 h 1 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 38% of nursing staff and 30% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$22,825 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | Fine | $22,825 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts worse | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.8 pts worse | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.3 pts worse | 94.4% | 96.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.7 pts better | 97.7% | 94.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.9 pts better | 2.5% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.9 pts better | 3.4% | 6.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.1 pts worse | 7.5% | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.2 pts better | 11.2% | 15.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication13.9 pts better | 6.8% | 20.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.3 pts better | 13.8% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6.5 pts worse | 25.0% | 18.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.3 pts worse | 3.3% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection12.5 pts worse | 15.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.5 pts better | 18.6% | 22.1% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.6 pts worse | 8.8% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine26.4 pts worse | 57.7% | 84.1% | 82.3% |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
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