Thief River Care Center

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5 fines totaling $245,902, plus 2 Medicare payment denial periods.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

What these staffing numbers mean →

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.71, RN 0.90, weekend 3.36.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.71 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

How to read ownership records →

Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

Non profit - Corporation

Showing 20 of 114 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 94 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain St. Francis Health Services — 14 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

• Three Links Care Center — Northfield, MN · overall 4/5
• Trinity Care Center — Farmington, MN · overall 5/5
• Viewcrest Health Center — Duluth, MN · overall 3/5
• West Wind Village — Morris, MN · overall 5/5
• Zumbrota Care Center — Zumbrota, MN · overall 3/5
• Aitkin Health Services — Aitkin, MN · overall 2/5
• Browns Valley Health Center — Browns Valley, MN · overall 3/5abuse
• Franciscan Health Center — Duluth, MN · overall 1/5

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 13 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Full visit checklist →

Print visit checklist

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

• "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
• "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
• "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
• "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
• "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
• "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
• "How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
• "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"

Also worth asking anywhere

• "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
• "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
• "CMS reports 41% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
• "The ownership record on file lists 114 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
• "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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