Montana Senior Information including Assisted Living
This directory includes 106 senior living options for Montana. Use the "Advance Search" to find all the nearest services.
With approximately 130,000 seniors in the entire state of Montana, the state is rather large with a relatively small population and thus it may be difficult to find a local assisted living facility or adult foster care homes. Based on government documentation in 2004, there were 177 assisted living (adult foster care) homes in the state with a total of 3740 residents. The majority of the seniors live in the cities of Bozeman, Billings, Kalispell, Miles City, Great Falls, Butte, Havre and Helena. Outside of these cities, assisted living facilities are few and far between. The overall cost of living index is as surprising 102 with groceries being the most expensive component at 107. This makes both retirement and assisted living more expensive in Montana then most states. These two factors combine to make locating an assisted living facility in Montana a challenging task.
Selecting A Montana Adult Foster Care Home
For many seniors, proximity to friends and family is the single most important factor when selecting an assisted living facility. In some parts of Montana, this is an impossibility. The second most important factor is proximity to health care services including emergency services, cancer treatment and rehabilitation services. These are more commonly available and the larger areas. Other important factors include the cost of the facility and the accessible amenities. Most assisted living facilities schedule routine trips to surrounding facilities. The greater the population in the area surrounding the assisted living facility, the more options there will be available for field trips. Of course, the single most important factor in selecting an assisted living facility is the safety and well-being of the residents. The information below will allow you to check on inspection reports and complaints were assisted living facilities to make sure that residents at your preferred assisted living facility are getting the very best care.
The original source for our data was: www.dphhs.mt.gov/qad/healthcarefacilitieslist/assistedlivingfacilities.pdf
Montana Assisted Living Facility Oversight
The Montana licensure Bureau inspects all assisted living facilities. Inspections are performed on a 1, 2, or three year interval based on the status of compliance at the facility. Facilities in good standing far inspected every three years. To get a copy of inspection reports for a specific assisted living facility write to Licensure Bureau, Quality Assurance Division, DPHHS, 2401 Colonial Drive, Helena, MT 59620. Use this address to requesting copies of any complaints or assisted living facilities. If you would like to file a complaint against a specific assisted living facility, call 406-444-0596.
You may also contact your Montana Ombudsman to get independent overview:
- Kelly Moorse, State LTC Ombudsman MT
- Dept. of Health & Human Services
- 111 N. Sanders, Helena, MT 59604-4210
- http://www.dphhs. state.mt.us/sltc/index.htm
- Phone: (406)444-7785 Fax: (406)444-7743
Try to limit your list of potential assisted-living sites when contacting these nonprofit services.
Here is a SMALL sample of the 106 options for the state of Montana. Use the advanced search to find all the facilities.
Assisted Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Willowcreek Management.
Assisted Living
Assisted Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Emeritus Senior Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Rosetta Assisted Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Rosetta Assisted Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Rosetta Assisted Living
Assisted Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Emeritus Senior Living
Assisted Living
Assisted Living Facilities for Kalispell, Missoula, Dillon, Bozeman, Butte, Helena, Great Falls, Billings, Bitterroot Valley, and all of the surrounding cities.