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Nursing home · Butte, MT

Southwest Montana Veterans Home

65 Veterans Circle, Butte, MT 59701

RN turnover here is 57.1%, above the Montana average of 48.9%.

RN turnover
57.1%
Montana average 48.9%
RN time per resident
87 min/day
Montana average 55 min
Nursing team turnover
57.5%
Montana average 54.3%
CMS staffing rating
4 of 5
Certified beds 60
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Southwest Montana Veterans Home

Southwest Montana Veterans Home is a 60-bed nursing home in Butte, Montana. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 57.1% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 52 Montana nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 48.9%, so RN turnover here is higher than at 56% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells a different story. Residents here receive about 87 minutes of RN time per day, against 55 minutes across Montana. That is more RN coverage than 90% of Montana nursing homes. CMS gives Southwest Montana Veterans Home a staffing rating of 4 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 57.5% here compared with 54.3% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • Higher RN turnover means you may be training alongside newer colleagues. Ask what the facility is doing to keep its nurses.
  • RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • How many RNs left in the last year, and what has changed since?
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.