Northern Pines Rehabilitation And Nursing is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1985-06-01. 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) 873-5600 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Northern Pines Rehabilitation And Nursing holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), 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 53.5/100, placing it #13538 of 14703 facilities nationally and #52 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 Northern Pines Rehabilitation And Nursing receives a reported average of 3 hours 14 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 50 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 14 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 10 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 52 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 58.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 6 fine(s) totaling $105,044. 3 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 6 fine(s) totaling $105,044, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 6. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 217.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Northern Pines Rehabilitation And Nursing ranks 13538th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 53.5/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MT, it ranks 52nd out of 61 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,610 nationally and RN hours rank #3,368 nationally (#25 in MT). Our composite quality score of 53.5/100 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 Cut Bank, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/montana/cut-bank/