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Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home

10 KRUGER RD, PLAINS, MT, 59859
(406) 826-4800
28 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
28
CMS facility ID
275107
Care type
Nursing home
County
Sanders
Facility name
Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home
Street address
10 KRUGER RD
City / state / ZIP
Plains, MT 59859
Phone
(406) 826-4800

About this facility — Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home

Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Plains, Montana. It is licensed for 28 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Montana (75 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Plains and 62 skilled nursing facilities across Montana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Clark Fork Valley Nursing Home 19 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $62,871 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Baxter, Michael
Governing body — since 2017
Eberhardt, Lisa
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Eggensperger, Bina
Governing body — since 2006
Feist Brown, Trista
Governing body — since 2023
Gentry, Jeanine
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Hanson, Gregory
Governing body · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Holland, Virginia
Governing body — since 2017
Ingle, Richard
Governing body — since 2023
Lawyer, Nicholas
Governing body — since 2025
Lindsay, Arlene
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Mccarthy, Erin
Governing body — since 2012
Meaden, Brian
Governing body — since 2023
Mercer, Kjirsten
Governing body — since 2025
Neiman, Carla
Governing body · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2002
Plains Hospital Corporation
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1971
Williams, Jeanne
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1985-01-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$62,871 total
Last standard inspection
2026-04-09
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
28
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-04-09Health inspection2 citations
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2026-05-10
2025-02-13Health inspection16 citations
F-0574
C · No harm found
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Corrected 2025-03-12
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0600
E · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0609
E · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0610
E · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-03-15
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0744
G · Actual harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2025-03-14
F-0745
D · No harm found
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-06
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (1 citation)
2024-02-29Health inspection1 citation
F-0881
E · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-04-12

Federal penalties

2025-02-13Fine$62,871
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 275107.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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