Montana Mental Health NH: Pharmacy Failures - MT
The inspection, completed November 19, 2025, documented what multiple staff members described as a slow, visible unraveling. Staff member L said she had been following behind the nurse, identified in the report only as staff member R, and finding medications stuffed into wrong drawers and doses that were never given. She reported those missed administrations to another staff member. Staff member R had lost significant weight. Her speech was slurred. Nurses on the unit raised the possibility of early-onset dementia. Staff member L estimated the cognitive changes had been going on for three to four months before staff member R went on a leave of absence.
None of those concerns reached a supervisor.
In April 2025, staff member R was found unresponsive in the lounge. She eventually roused after eating something. The investigation that followed, conducted by staff member B, turned up more than 50 medication errors. A review of the blood glucose machines assigned to staff member R showed no glucose checks had been completed during her shifts. There was no charting from those shifts. Medications and treatments had gone undone for residents numbered 1 through 5 and 7 through 12.
Staff member E said she had been checking in on staff member R informally because she was concerned about the weight loss and cognitive changes nurses had flagged. She said staff member R seemed okay during those check-ins. She did not investigate, did not document the nurses' concerns, and did not escalate them.
Staff member A, who held a supervisory role, told inspectors that staff member R's medication error rate had appeared to improve and that the situation seemed to involve personal medical issues, so she could not investigate further. She said she had never been told about the slurred speech, the cognitive decline, or the dementia concerns.
Staff member D, meanwhile, had watched staff member R stand motionless at her medication cart while a resident yelled from behind closed doors down the hall. Staff member D went to help the resident herself. She told inspectors these were not behaviors she had seen from staff member R before. She did not report any of it.
Full Inspection Report
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MONTANA MENTAL HEALTH NURSING HOME in LEWISTOWN, MT was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 19, 2025.
The inspection, completed November 19, 2025, documented what multiple staff members described as a slow, visible unraveling.
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.