The Living Centre is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1977-09-01. 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) 777-5411 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Living Centre holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 88.5/100, placing it #779 of 14703 facilities nationally and #4 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 The Living Centre receives a reported average of 4 hours 53 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 2 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 31 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 20 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 11 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 53.7%. 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 $37,525. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $37,525, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 33.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Living Centre ranks 779th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 88.5/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within MT, it ranks 4th out of 61 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,432 nationally and RN hours rank #1,836 nationally (#18 in MT). Our composite quality score of 88.5/100 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 Stevensville, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/montana/stevensville/