Nursing home
St Luke Community Nursing Home
107 6Th Ave S W, Ronan, MT 59864 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 75 certified beds
St Luke Community Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ronan, Montana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.20 hours per resident per day, above the Montana average of 3.97. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $44,252In 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 St Luke Community Nursing Home 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) | 5.20 | 3.97 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.61 | 0.94 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.08 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.4% | 55.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 $44,252, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at St Luke Community Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · 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 · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2023
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
- 107 6Th Ave S W
Ronan, MT 59864 - CMS certification #
- 275093
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 75
- Avg residents/day
- 31.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-12-04
- Setting
- Rural
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around St Luke Community Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse on call 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What St Luke Community Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Luke Community Hospital, Ronan. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center, Polson. 9.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Partners In Home Care Inc, Missoula. 45.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Family Health Pharmacy & Gift. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 59864 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Polson, Polson, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Polson, Polson, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 59864.
Partners In Home Care Hospice, office in Ronan, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Montana Stillwater Health PLLC, Missoula. 45.1 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 Lake County, MT, risk to homes is greater than 71% of communities in Montana and 89% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, 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 moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is St Luke Community Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives St Luke Community Nursing Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is St Luke Community Nursing Home staffed?
St Luke Community Nursing Home reports 5.20 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Montana average of 3.97.
Has St Luke Community Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does St Luke Community Nursing Home have?
St Luke Community Nursing Home is certified for 75 beds.