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Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center

326 MADISON ST, SHERIDAN, MT, 59749
(406) 842-5600
39 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
39
CMS facility ID
275147
Care type
Nursing home
County
Madison
Facility name
Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center
Street address
326 MADISON ST
City / state / ZIP
Sheridan, MT 59749
Phone
(406) 842-5600

Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sheridan, Montana. It is licensed for 39 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Montana (75 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Sheridan 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 Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center 14 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $22,205 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

Madison County Finance
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1966
Allhands, Daniel
Managing employee · Officer — since 2017
Forsythe, Jayne
Managing employee — since 2020
Hart, James
Managing employee · Officer — since 2007
Nye, Ronald
Managing employee · Officer — since 2015
Oneill, Bonnie
Managing employee — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1996-06-14
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$22,205 total
Last standard inspection
2026-05-21
Nurse staffing
7.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$325 per day (≈ $9,880/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
65% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 35% private/other
Occupancy
58% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
8% below the MT median of $355/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
39
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.
2026-05-21Health inspection2 citations
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2026-06-22
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 2026-06-22
2026-04-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0600
D · 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 2026-04-30
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-04-30
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-04-22
F-0697
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-04-30
F-0726
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2026-04-30
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2025-04-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · 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 2025-01-28
2024-04-10Health inspection3 citations
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 2024-05-16
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 2024-05-16
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-16
2026-05-21Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-06-23
2024-04-10Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-31
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-05-31

Federal penalties

2026-04-01Fine$22,205
2026-04-01Medicare payment denial — 49 days
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 275147.
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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
CDC infection data
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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
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Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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