Knife River Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Knife River Care Center is a 86-bed nonprofit nursing home in Beulah, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Knife River Care Center
118 22nd St NeBeulah, ND 58523
Mercer County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Knife River Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.66 hours per resident per day, 23% above the North Dakota average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 304 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.66 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.10 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.91 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.12 | 3.80 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.5% of nursing staff at Knife River Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a North Dakota average of 48.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $35,890 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2024 | Fine | $35,890 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Knife River Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Knife River Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Beulah Community Nursing Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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| Garrison Mem Hosp Nsg Fac Garrison | 30.5 | 26 | 1.85 | 4.34 | 66.7% | 2 | None |
| Benedictine Living Center of Garrison Garrison | 30.9 | 52 | 2.19 | 3.18 | 36.4% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Marian Manor Healthcare Center Glen Ullin | 32.6 | 54 | 2.66 | 4.11 | 57.8% | 1 | $22,835 |
| Elm Crest Manor New Salem | 33.8 | 62 | 3.35 | 4.74 | 50.6% | 4 | None |
| Richardton Health Center Inc Richardton | 37.6 | 29 | 2.74 | 4.18 | 46.2% | 5 | None |
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| Dakota Alpha Mandan | 50.8 | 20 | 2.88 | 4.83 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community Mandan · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 51.1 | 128 | 2.27 | 3.57 | 64.5% | 1 | $42,226 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.