Whitefish Care and Rehab: Pressure Ulcer Failures - MT
The complaint inspection, completed October 22, 2025, produced a citation under F0887, the federal tag covering COVID-19 vaccination requirements for nursing home residents. Inspectors rated the harm level as minimal, and the number of residents affected as few.
The citation references CDC guidance on routine vaccine considerations for healthcare settings. Beyond that, the publicly available inspection record does not describe what the facility did or failed to do, which residents were involved, or how staff responded when the problem was identified.
What the record does show is that this was a complaint inspection, meaning someone, a resident, a family member, or a staff member, contacted regulators before inspectors arrived. Complaint inspections are not routine visits. They are triggered.
Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation operates at 1305 E 7th St in Whitefish, a small city in northwest Montana. The facility's plan of correction for the deficiency is not included in the publicly released document. CMS directs anyone seeking that information to contact the nursing home or the Montana state survey agency directly.
A citation rated at minimal harm does not mean nothing happened. It means inspectors found a gap and judged that the consequences, at the time of the inspection, had not risen to the level of serious injury. Whether residents received the vaccinations they were owed, and when, is not answered anywhere in the available record.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation from 2025-10-22 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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WHITEFISH CARE AND REHABILITATION in WHITEFISH, MT was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 22, 2025.
Inspectors rated the harm level as minimal, and the number of residents affected as few.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.