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Sidney Health Center Extended Care

A nursing home in Sidney, Montana 59270

104 14th Ave NW, Sidney, Montana 59270. (406) 488-2300.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 22 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean8
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Immediate jeopardy
CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

10 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Montana average is 10.9.

Last standard inspection Dec 4, 2025.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a standard and complaint inspection on Dec 4, 2025

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

22 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

22 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 22 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 9 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Dec 4, 2025: standard inspection5 citations

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

    Rule F0868. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.

    Rule F0887. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

Dec 4, 2025: standard and complaint inspection5 citations

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. K: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 10, 2025.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 9, 2026.

Oct 10, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Rule F0655. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

  • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

    Rule F0727. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

Aug 29, 2024: standard inspection8 citations

  • Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Rule F0578. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Rule F0585. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Rule F0756. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule F0758. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Nov 1, 1988.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
  • 93 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 1 fine in the last three years, $60,401 in all.
  • 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
  • 9 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Dec 4, 2025Medicare payment denialNot given
Dec 4, 2025Fine$60,401

Who does the caring?

3.80 nurse hours per resident per day

The Montana average is 4.02.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeMontana average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.804.02
Of which registered nurses0.890.92
At weekends3.423.53
Nursing staff turnover54.2%54.6%
Registered nurse turnover58.3%48.9%
Administrators who left0Not given

Who owns it?

  • Sidney Health Center owns 100% directly since Jun 28, 1996; Sidney Health Center owns 100% directly since Jun 28, 1996.
  • Sidney Health Center runs it.
  • 46 owners or officers are people: Jennifer Mercer (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jennifer Mercer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Amber Seitzinger (corporate officer); Amber Seitzinger (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Amber Seitzinger (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Pamela Mcglothlin (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Pamela Mcglothlin (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jennifer Roth (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jennifer Roth (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lisa Rene Ross (corporate director); Kerry Reitz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kerry Reitz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jennifer Doty (corporate officer); Jennifer Doty (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jennifer Doty (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Cheryl Vanevery (corporate director); Lisa Roberts (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lisa Roberts (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Stephanie Livers (corporate director); Robert Breuer (corporate director); Deborah Harris (corporate director); Nicole Keysor (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Nicole Keysor (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mike Weber (corporate director); Susan Duffey (corporate director); Kelly Wilkinson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kelly Wilkinson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Eric Beeken (corporate director); Kelley Wolff (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kelley Wolff (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Rebecca Cassidy (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rebecca Cassidy (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Matthew Weber (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Matthew Weber (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tina Montgomery (corporate officer); Tina Montgomery (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tina Montgomery (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Rajohn Karanjai (corporate officer); Rajohn Karanjai (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rajohn Karanjai (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Randall Johnson (corporate director); Robert Burnison (corporate director); Sean Kavanagh (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Sean Kavanagh (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jeri Chapman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeri Chapman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Sidney Health CenterOwns 5% or more directly100%Jun 28, 1996
Sidney Health CenterOwns a share directly100%Jun 28, 1996
Sidney Health CenterRuns it (operational or managerial control)Feb 6, 1988

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 1 of 5 (Montana average 3.2).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing4 of 5
Quality measures1 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 90.3 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (10; the middle value was 7).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Sidney Health Center Extended Care This nursing home10
Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center39.414
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care42.24
Eastern Montana Veterans Home47.511
Glendive Medical Center N H48.35
Wibaux County Nursing Home50.99
Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc.70.01
Tioga Medical Center LTC74.33
Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home75.57
St Lukes Home86.33
St Benedicts Health Center86.77
Faith Lutheran Home90.38

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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