Thief River Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thief River Care Center is a 70-bed nonprofit nursing home in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, part of St. Francis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 40.9% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Thief River Care Center
2001 Eastwood DriveThief River Falls, MN 56701
Pennington 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 Thief River Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Minnesota average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 154 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.9% of nursing staff at Thief River Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $245,902 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Fine | $26,685 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $124,800 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Payment Denial | 23 days from Feb 19, 2025 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Fine | $19,800 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Fine | $65,302 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Fine | $9,315 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Payment Denial | 2 days from Nov 29, 2023 |
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. Thief River Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Thief River Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: St. Francis Health Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: Pennington Health Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Thief River Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oakland Park Communities, Inc. Thief River Falls | 0.2 | 35 | 2.50 | 3.78 | 43.5% | 1 | $44,030 |
| North Star Manor Warren | 28.1 | 45 | 3.13 | 5.04 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Villa St. Vincent Crookston · abuse citation | 29.6 | 100 | 2.61 | 3.96 | 42.3% | 1 | $29,234 |
| McIntosh Senior Living McIntosh | 34.8 | 45 | 3.58 | 4.92 | 27.0% | 5 | None |
| Karlstad Healthcare Center Inc Karlstad | 36.0 | 46 | 2.59 | 3.95 | 17.2% | 5 | None |
| Fair Meadow Nursing Home Fertile | 40.0 | 42 | 3.58 | 5.24 | — | 4 | None |
| Lifecare Greenbush Manor Greenbush | 40.6 | 40 | 2.73 | 4.33 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| First Care Living Center Fosston | 42.1 | 36 | 2.98 | 5.35 | 41.7% | 4 | $14,433 |
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.