Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home
440 W Laurel Ave, Plentywood, MT · (406) 765-3700
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 45
- Residents per day
- 25
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 1, 1977
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Montana homes
Sheridan Memorial Nursing 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
22 health citations on record since 2023. 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 (2)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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
Quality of Life and Care5E
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Pharmacy Service5F
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- F
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.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation4E
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Resident Rights3F
- F
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
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- E
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Administration1F
- F
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspection history
2025-07-30
7 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-07-03
6 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
2023-06-07
9 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 33 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 6 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 33 min
Montana average
4 h 1 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 61% of nursing staff and 67% 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
$24,738 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Fine | $14,380 |
| 2025-07-30 | Fine | $10,358 |
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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 days0.8 pts better | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.7 pts worse | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.2 pts better | 97.9% | 96.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.8 pts better | 95.8% | 94.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.3 pts better | 2.1% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.6 pts better | 5.7% | 6.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.8 pts worse | 12.2% | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication16.8 pts worse | 32.2% | 15.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4 pts better | 16.7% | 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 worsened3.8 pts better | 12.3% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1 pts worse | 19.5% | 18.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.9 pts worse | 5.9% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5.5 pts worse | 8.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.9 pts worse | 23.0% | 22.1% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts worse | 8.2% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.6 pts worse | 81.5% | 84.1% | 82.3% |
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Who owns and runs it
7 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Benson, Donald | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hansen, Paul | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jensen, Nancy | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Miller, Myrnette | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Nelson, Kody | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rusbult, Laura | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sampsen, Cory | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
18 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Egress6E
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 5 h 6 min
- Fines
- $66,325
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Sidney Health Center Extended Care
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- K
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 48 min
- Fines
- $60,401
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- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 5 h 18 min
- Fines
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