Skilled nursing · CHINOOK, MT

SWEET MEMORIAL NURSING HOME

125 AIRPORT RD, CHINOOK, MT 59523

42 bedsNon profit - Corporation
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Score history
Aug 20260.0 flagged
Jul 20260.0 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 2 Jul 2026

Read this record before you tour: CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall and 2 for the health inspection that drives it, CMS has placed an abuse icon on the record, and sedative and sleep-medication use runs 1.9 times the national median. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 2 Jul 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Jun 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Health inspection★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
57 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 38 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
43.9%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is better

This home
11.7%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
27.9%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
8.8%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
2.9%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$43,450 · 1 penalty
Abuse icon⚠ Present
Conflict flags in latest reconcile6

MT does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • The falls number is the outlier: 6× the national rate. 8.8% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. High staffing makes this surprising, which is exactly why it needs asking about: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • Physical restraint use is far above the national rate. 2.9% vs 1.1% nationally — ask for the facility's restraint policy in writing.
  • CMS has placed an abuse icon on this facility. A substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation is on the federal record.
  • $43,450 in federal fines. 1 penalty in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for SWEET MEMORIAL NURSING HOME?
SWEET MEMORIAL NURSING HOME has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has SWEET MEMORIAL NURSING HOME been cited for resident harm?
CMS has placed an abuse icon on SWEET MEMORIAL NURSING HOME, indicating a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.