Montana Veterans Home

400 Veterans Drive, Columbia Falls, MT 59912

For more information about senior living options: (844) 490-3973

Skilled Nursing Facility

Features

Housing

  • 105 resident community capacity 105 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Glacier Park International (4 miles away) Glacier Park International (4 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Description

The Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, MT, is a well-equipped assisted living community that provides a comfortable and safe environment for its residents. The community offers a range of amenities to enhance the quality of life for its residents. These amenities include a beauty salon for grooming and pampering needs, cable or satellite TV for entertainment, community-operated transportation for easy accessibility, and a computer center for staying connected with loved ones.

Residents at the Montana Veterans Home can enjoy their meals in a spacious dining room with restaurant-style dining services, ensuring delicious and nutritious meals are served daily. The community also provides housekeeping services to maintain cleanliness and hygiene within the premises.

For recreational activities and leisure time, the community offers various amenities such as a fitness room, gaming room, small library, and outdoor spaces like gardens. Residents can participate in resident-run activities or enjoy scheduled daily activities planned by the staff.

Care services provided include 24-hour call system and supervision to ensure round-the-clock assistance is available when needed. Trained caregivers assist with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and transfers. Medication management is also provided to ensure proper administration of medications. Special dietary restrictions are accommodated to cater to individual needs.

In terms of location convenience, there are nearby cafes, parks, pharmacies, physicians' offices, restaurants, transportation options, places of worship, and hospitals surrounding the community.

Overall, residents at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls can expect high-quality care services along with an array of amenities that promote comfort, wellness, and an engaging lifestyle.

Nearby Places of Interest

Hospitals

  • Montana Veterans Home (0.3 miles)
  • North Valley Hospital (5.8 miles)
  • Kalispell Hospital (10.9 miles)
  • Dialysis Center (10.9 miles)
  • Heritage Place (11.1 miles)

Physicians

  • Mary Ann Carlson MD (0.6 miles)
  • Glacier Orthopedics (5.8 miles)
  • Whitefish Plastic Surgery (5.9 miles)
  • Flathead Valley Orthopedic Center (6.3 miles)
  • Glacier Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PC (6.4 miles)
  • Northwest Specialty Clinics-Whitefish (6.5 miles)
  • Glacier Med Spa and Laser Center (6.5 miles)

Restaurants

  • MUDMAN Burgers (1 miles)
  • Backslope Brewing (1.1 miles)
  • Tien's Place Oriental Dining (1.4 miles)
  • Three Forks Grille (1.6 miles)
  • Gunsight Bar Grill Patio (1.7 miles)
  • Vaqueros (1.7 miles)
  • Phyggs Deli (3.1 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Church of Christ (1.4 miles)
  • Christ Lutheran Church (5.2 miles)
  • Whitefish Assembly Of God (6.6 miles)
  • St Peter Lutheran Church (7.3 miles)
  • Victory Baptist Church (9.6 miles)

Cafes

  • Montana Coffee Traders (1.5 miles)
  • Tea Kettle Cafe (1.7 miles)
  • Starbucks (6.5 miles)
  • Wild Coffee Compa (6.8 miles)
  • Buffalo Cafe (6.8 miles)
  • Montana Coffee Traders (6.9 miles)
  • Folklore Coffee (6.9 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Smith's Food & Drug (1.8 miles)
  • Alpine Apothecary (6.2 miles)
  • Walgreens (6.4 miles)
  • Safeway Pharmacy (6.5 miles)
  • Whitefish Discount Pharmacy (6.5 miles)
  • Pamida Pharmacy 127 (6.6 miles)
  • Big Sky Compounding (9.4 miles)

Parks

  • River's Edge Park (2 miles)
  • Hugh Rogers Wag Park (5.8 miles)
  • Hugh Rogers Wag Park (5.8 miles)
  • Riverside Park (6.9 miles)

Transportation

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (2.8 miles)
  • Glacier Jet Center (3.9 miles)
  • Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) (4 miles)
  • Amtrak (6.9 miles)

Theaters

  • Signature Theatres (10.1 miles)

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