Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of Cascadia is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1973-09-18. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (406) 442-1350 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of Cascadia holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 58.1/100, placing it #12581 of 14703 facilities nationally and #43 of 61 in Montana. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of Cascadia receives a reported average of 3 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 37 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 43 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 55 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 50.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $54,652. 18 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $54,652, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 115.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Mount Ascension Transitional Care Of Cascadia ranks 12581st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 58.1/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MT, it ranks 43rd out of 61 nursing homes. In Helena, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,692 nationally and RN hours rank #6,209 nationally (#46 in MT). Our composite quality score of 58.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Helena, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/montana/helena/