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Blackfeet Care Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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728 S Government Sq,
Browning MT 59417

(406) 338-2686

46.59% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Browning, Montana, Blackfeet Care Center is the sole nursing home we found there. With an overall grade of A-, this nursing home ended up being one of the top 25 nursing homes in Montana. You simply can not do much better than this place. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive grade in inspections. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In this category, we gave this facility a grade of A. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Contributing to its superb profile, this nursing home also excelled in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in the area. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.50746 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility also was elite in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Only a select group of facilities fared better in this category. Our short-term care grade is typically used to judge a nursing home's rehabilitation services In order to have highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Switching gears to our next area, this facility was awarded a strong nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ in this category, wrapping up one of our more impressive report cards. There are quite a few factors within this area. Most of these subcategories are tied to staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Blackfeet Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Blackfeet Care Center, 8.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Blackfeet Care Center, 5.25% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Blackfeet Care Center, 3.32% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Blackfeet Care Center, 16.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Blackfeet Care Center, 14.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Blackfeet Care Center, 5.28% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. High levels of depression may imply lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Blackfeet Care Center, 93.06% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Blackfeet Care Center, 15.55% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Blackfeet Care Center, 18.63% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Blackfeet Care Center, 18.63 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.