Nursing home
Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center
9 14Th Ave W, Polson, MT 59860 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Evergreen Health Care (2 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Polson, Montana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.92 hours per resident per day, below the Montana average of 3.97. Its most recent inspection on Nov 17, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $17,404In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the Montana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Montana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.92 | 3.97 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.94 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.69 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.5% | 55.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $17,404, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 9 14Th Ave W
Polson, MT 59860 - CMS certification #
- 275049
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 51.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-12-01
- Chain
- Evergreen Health Care (2 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Evergreen Health Care
Evergreen Health Care operates 2 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Evergreen Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2011
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Apr 4, 2011 to Apr 3, 2013. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $5,971 owed to 54 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center (Evergreen at Polson, LLC). Case 1676933.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Providence St Joseph Medical Center, Polson. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Luke Community Nursing Home, Ronan. 9.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Logan Health Home Care, Kalispell. 36.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Family Health Pharmacy & Gift. 11.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 59860 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Polson, Polson, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dci Polson, Polson, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 59860.
Partners In Home Care Hospice, office in Ronan, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Montana Stillwater Health PLLC, Missoula. 54.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Polson, MT, risk to homes is greater than 31% of communities in Montana and 64% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center reports 2.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Montana average of 3.97.
Has Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center have?
Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 70 beds.