Valley View Home
1225 Perry Ln, Glasgow, MT 59230 · Valley County · (406) 228-2461
96 certified beds, about 56 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1977
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 275091 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2026, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Montana average is 11.2, the national average 9.2).
None of its 13 health citations since June 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.98 hours per resident per day, against 4.05 across Montana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.41 of those hours.
40.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Montana average 54.8%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 13 health citations on file.
June 17, 2026Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 4 citations
- E Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to provide meaningful activities for residents for 2 (#s 43 and 44) of 10 memory care residents. This deficient practice increased the risk of the residents becoming bored or escalating their behavior.
- D Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the IDT team verified a resident who was self-administering medication was determined to be clinically appropriate to self-administer medications, and medications were left for the resident to take independently, without supervision, for 1 (#4) of 26 sampled medication administrations.
- D Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure two vulnerable residents were not subjected to abuse, neglect, or psychosocial harm, when a staff member P physically and mentally abused resident #47 when the resident was resisting care, and when the same staff member left resident #43 unattended at an out of town appointment, neglecting her safety and supervision needs, for 2 (#s 43 and 47) out of 18 sampled and supplemental residents. Using the reasonable person perspective, both vulnerable residents may have ongoing psychosocial harm, fear, or behavior related to the abuse and neglect events involving staff member P.
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews the facility failed to ensure boxes of resident food and drinks were stored off the floor in the kitchen area, and the improperly stored foods may be exposed to dust, pests, moisture, and other environmental hazards, affecting any resident eating food prepared or served by the kitchen.
January 29, 2026Complaint inspection · 3 citations
- F Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to designate a full time DON.
- D Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure necessary and beneficial interventions were identified and implemented for the supervision of a resident (#1) who displayed various behaviors and this resident wandered into other residents' rooms which increased her risk of harm if others acted out on her. Resident (#1) had interactions with male residents, which were sexual in nature, and on one occasion, she was found in the male's room when the encounter was occurring. The facility implemented behavioral and medication interventions to help intervene in her behaviors but failed to implement a monitoring and supervision program that would meet resident #1's safety needs as related to her wandering and the sexual encounters she experienced. [...]
- D Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure an incident was reported within 24 hours of the date of the incident for 1 (#8) of 10 sampled residents.
June 30, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
July 17, 2024Standard inspection · 5 citations
- F Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to screen visitors for signs or symptoms of Covid-19, prior to entering the building, during a Covid-19 outbreak; failed to post transmission based precaution signage on the doors of Covid-19 positive residents, and failed to follow transmission based precautions for 4 (#s 15, 21, 26, and 27); failed to practice proper hand hygiene during a laundry pass for 2 (#s 14 and 31); and failed to follow enhanced barrier precautions for 3 (#s 14, 31, and 42) of 22 sampled residents. This deficient practice increased the risk of an individual contracting Covid-19, other viruses, or infections, for all residents, staff, or visitors.
- F Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to document resident declinations and education regarding the Covid-19 vaccine, for 2 (#s 11 and 27) of 5 sampled residents for immunizations.
- D Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow outlined interventions for 1 (#25) of 3 residents sampled for weight loss. This deficient practice increased the risk of further weight loss for the resident who had a severe weight loss over a three month period.
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food items placed in the unit's nourishment refrigerator were dated and labeled with a resident name. This deficient practice increased the risk of a resident receiving incorrect, or out dated, food items.
- D Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident received, or had the opportunity to receive, the pneumococcal vaccine series, for 1 (#15) of 5 sampled residents for vaccinations.
June 4, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to monitor a cognitively impaired resident with a known history of elopement attempts, which resulted in the resident leaving the building unsupervised, putting the resident at risk for serious injury or death for 1 (#2) of 2 sampled residents for elopements.
Fire safety inspections
25 fire safety citations on file: 14 on June 17, 2026, 5 on June 30, 2025, 6 on July 17, 2024.
Every fire safety citation25 citations
- F Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- F Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- F Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- F Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.98 | 4.05 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.98 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.49 | 3.59 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.79 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 40.0% | 54.8% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 57.1% | 48.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS expects 3.07 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.18 on weekdays and 3.49 on weekends, 17% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.02 in April to June 2025 to 3.98 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.98 | 0.41 | 4.18 | 3.49 | 0.0% | 1 of 90 | 56 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.00 | 0.51 | 4.17 | 3.58 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 55 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.98 | 0.47 | 4.15 | 3.54 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 56 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.02 | 0.44 | 4.23 | 3.49 | 0.0% | 4 of 91 | 54 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Montana, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.91 | 0.89 | 4.10 | 3.46 | 11.6% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Montana
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $19.67 | $18.29 to $22.86 | 4,390 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.91 | $27.95 to $32.14 | 1,620 |
| Registered nurses | $41.00 | $38.56 to $48.46 | 10,950 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Montana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.9 | 18.7 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.9 | 17.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH VALLEY VIEW HOME.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svenningson, Kandi | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 02/11/2013 | |
| Cole, Jeff | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Fewer, Jennifer | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Fuhrman, Brian | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Kompel, Robert | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Neumiller, Ray | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Peterson, Sheila | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Tweeten, Paul | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2014 | |
| Wiltfong, Lisa | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2014 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on June 17, 2026: "Provide activities to meet all resident's needs."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on June 17, 2026: "Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on July 17, 2024: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on June 17, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.49 hours per resident per day, below the Montana average of 3.59.
Montana contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Montana. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Montana DPHHS, Office of Inspector General, Certification Bureau, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Montana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Senior and Long Term Care Division, (800) 332-2272. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Certification Bureau Survey Results and Plans of Correction, where Montana publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Valley View Home's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Valley View Home 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Valley View Home get at its last inspection?
- 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on June 17, 2026. The Montana average is 11.2.
- Has Valley View Home been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Valley View Home accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Valley View Home?
- CMS lists 9 owners and managers. Legal business name: AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH VALLEY VIEW HOME.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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