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Southwest Montana Veterans Home

65 VETERANS CIRCLE, BUTTE, MT, 59701
(406) 792-3100
60 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
275156
Care type
Nursing home
County
Silver Bow
Facility name
Southwest Montana Veterans Home
Street address
65 VETERANS CIRCLE
City / state / ZIP
Butte, MT 59701
Phone
(406) 792-3100

Southwest Montana Veterans Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Butte, Montana. It is licensed for 60 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Montana (75 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Butte 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 Southwest Montana Veterans Home 31 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. 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

Parent company
Eduro Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Monroe, Dustin
Officer — since 2022
Thompson, Christopher
Officer · Operational control — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2021-08-06
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-06-19
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$574 per day (≈ $17,450/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
46% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 47% private/other
Occupancy
71% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
62% above the MT median of $355/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-06-19Health inspection9 citations
F-0605
E · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-07-21
F-0644
E · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-07-21
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 2025-07-21
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-07-21
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 2025-07-21
F-0700
E · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2025-07-21
F-0742
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-07-21
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-21
F-0921
D · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-07-21
2024-06-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-07-09
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-07-09
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-09
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)
2023-05-11Health inspection6 citations
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 2023-06-01
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-06-01
F-0697
G · Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-06-01
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-06-01
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 2023-06-01
F-0813
D · No harm foundFood safety
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Corrected 2023-06-01
2025-06-19Fire-safety inspection8 citations
E-0015
F · No harm found
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2025-07-29
K-0222
D · 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 2025-07-29
K-0251
D · No harm found
Conform to length requirements for dead end corridors.
Corrected 2025-07-29
K-0293
D · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-07-29
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-07-29
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-07-29
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-07-31
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-07-31
2024-06-06Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-07-29
K-0374
D · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-07-29
2023-05-11Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-05-30
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-05-30
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 275156.
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Ownership & corporate history

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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

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Federal dockets
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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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