Overview
Yellowstone River Nursing and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Montana average of 2.9. It ranks 5th of 6 nursing homes in Billings. It scores best on quality of care (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 71% of nursing homes in Montana (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Montana average of 10.4. 12 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $127,566 in the past three years.
Yellowstone River Nursing and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1969.
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 84%
Top 75%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 28, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 12
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $127,566
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.32 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.68 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.71 hrs
- Nurse aides1.93 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1969
- 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