Overview
Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Montana average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Columbus. Its strongest area is quality of care (2 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 95% 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 February 10, 2026, found 25 health deficiencies, more than the Montana average of 10.4. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $50,592 in the past three years.
Beartooth Rehabilitation and Nursing is a for-profit facility, caring for about 44 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2024.
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
- February 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 25
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $50,592
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.86 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.72 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.34 hrs
- Nurse aides1.79 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 18, 2024
- 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