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Gallatin Rest Home

1221 W DURSTON RD, BOZEMAN, MT, 59715
(406) 582-3300
69 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
69
CMS facility ID
275066
Care type
Nursing home
County
Gallatin
Facility name
Gallatin Rest Home
Street address
1221 W DURSTON RD
City / state / ZIP
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone
(406) 582-3300

Gallatin Rest Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bozeman, Montana. It is licensed for 69 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Montana (75 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Bozeman 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 Gallatin Rest Home 32 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $55,413 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Gallatin County
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 1966
Boyer, Jennifer
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Vance, Melissa
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Vaughn, Darcel
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1977-05-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$55,413 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-05

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$323 per day (≈ $9,820/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
44% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 45% private/other
Occupancy
72% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
9% below the MT median of $355/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
69
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-07-31
F-0610
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-07-31
2025-06-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0657
E · 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 2025-07-20
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-20
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (23 citations)
2024-07-02Health inspection2 citations
F-0809
F · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2024-08-16
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-16
2023-06-08Health inspection6 citations
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-07-18
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-07-18
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-07-18
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-07-18
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-07-18
2025-06-05Fire-safety inspection3 citations
E-0025
F · No harm found
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Corrected 2025-07-22
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-07-11
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-07-11
2024-07-02Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0241
D · No harm found
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
Corrected 2024-07-25
K-0311
D · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2024-07-25
K-0325
D · No harm found
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2024-08-12
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-08-23
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-08-23
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-08-23
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-08-23
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-08-23
2023-06-08Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0241
E · No harm found
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
Corrected 2023-07-10
K-0311
E · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2023-07-10
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-07-10
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-07-10

Federal penalties

2025-06-05Fine$55,413
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 275066.
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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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