Thief River Care Center
A nursing home in Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701
2001 Eastwood Drive, Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701. (218) 683-8100.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 6 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Minnesota average: 7.2
- 4.37 nurse hours per resident per day Minnesota average: 4.27
- 4 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
6 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Minnesota average is 7.2.
Last standard inspection Apr 1, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Dec 30, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
22 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 22 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 10 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Apr 1, 2026: standard inspection4 citations
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Apr 1, 2026: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 30, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jan 16, 2025: standard inspection8 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 16, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
May 2, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Apr 19, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Apr 12, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jan 3, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 1, 1982.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 70 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 4 fines in the last three years, $236,587 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 10 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Fine | $26,685 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $124,800 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Fine | $19,800 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Fine | $65,302 |
Who does the caring?
4.37 nurse hours per resident per day
The Minnesota average is 4.27.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.37 | 4.27 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.85 | 1.08 |
| At weekends | 3.84 | 3.73 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.6% | 42.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 47.1% | 39.3% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc. owns 100% directly since Oct 21, 2006.
- St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc. and Big Stone Therapies, Inc. and Eide Bailly LLP run it.
- 107 owners or officers are people: Reed Hofmann (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Reed Hofmann (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jennifer Ann Goodnough (corporate director, 0%); Jennifer Ann Goodnough (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jennifer Ann Goodnough (on the governing body (managing control)); Jennifer Ann Goodnough (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Megan Caspers (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Megan Caspers (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Denise Mccarty (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Denise Mccarty (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Cami Cay Peterson-Devries (corporate officer); Cami Cay Peterson-Devries (corporate director, 0%); Cami Cay Peterson-Devries (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Cami Cay Peterson-Devries (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Steven Edward Lienemann (corporate director, 0%); Steven Edward Lienemann (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Steven Edward Lienemann (on the governing body (managing control)); Steven Edward Lienemann (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Timothy Chris Gramm (corporate director, 0%); Timothy Chris Gramm (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Timothy Chris Gramm (on the governing body (managing control)); Timothy Chris Gramm (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael Evalthen Lair (corporate director, 0%); Michael Evalthen Lair (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michael Evalthen Lair (on the governing body (managing control)); Michael Evalthen Lair (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); April Tomoson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); April Tomoson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Douglas William Ehlers (corporate director, 0%); Douglas William Ehlers (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Douglas William Ehlers (on the governing body (managing control)); Douglas William Ehlers (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Sanjay G Patel (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Sanjay G Patel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Amy Walker (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Amy Walker (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Daniel Lee Dripps (corporate director, 0%); Daniel Lee Dripps (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Daniel Lee Dripps (on the governing body (managing control)); Daniel Lee Dripps (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Paul James Rentz (corporate director, 0%); Paul James Rentz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Paul James Rentz (on the governing body (managing control)); Paul James Rentz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Erica Hoffner (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Erica Hoffner (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Curtis Allan Bach (corporate officer, 0%); Curtis Allan Bach (corporate director, 0%); Curtis Allan Bach (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Curtis Allan Bach (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Cindy Sanden (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Cindy Sanden (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lorraine Ann Wiese (corporate director, 0%); Lorraine Ann Wiese (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lorraine Ann Wiese (on the governing body (managing control)); Lorraine Ann Wiese (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lori Thompson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Anthony Winter (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Anthony Winter (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mark James Rentz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mark James Rentz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Madison Nelson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Madison Nelson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mardy Anderson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mardy Anderson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Carol Annette Raw (corporate officer, 0%); Carol Annette Raw (corporate director); Carol Annette Raw (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Carol Annette Raw (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Patrick Gary Nelson (corporate director, 0%); Patrick Gary Nelson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Patrick Gary Nelson (on the governing body (managing control)); Patrick Gary Nelson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michelle Hanneken (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michelle Hanneken (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Roxanne Hejhal (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Roxanne Hejhal (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kendra Huseth (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kendra Huseth (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Joan Wilken (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joan Wilken (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jina Marlow (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jina Marlow (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Adina Castillon (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Adina Castillon (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Todd Patrick Schneider (corporate director, 0%); Todd Patrick Schneider (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Todd Patrick Schneider (on the governing body (managing control)); Todd Patrick Schneider (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Renee Thompson (corporate director, 0%); Renee Thompson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Renee Thompson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tracy Kriel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); John Henry Luetmer (corporate director, 0%); John Henry Luetmer (runs it (operational or managerial control)); John Henry Luetmer (on the governing body (managing control)); John Henry Luetmer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Laura Jane Rentz (corporate director, 0%); Laura Jane Rentz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Laura Jane Rentz (on the governing body (managing control)); Laura Jane Rentz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ben Ryan (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ben Ryan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Christine Marie Bakke (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Christine Marie Bakke (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kelsey Stock (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kelsey Stock (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of St. Francis Health Services (14 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Oct 21, 2006 |
| St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Oct 21, 2006 |
| Big Stone Therapies, Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| Big Stone Therapies, Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 23, 2025 | |
| St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| Eide Bailly LLP | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 3, 2023 | |
| Eide Bailly LLP | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 23, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Minnesota average 3.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 54.0 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (6; the middle value was 5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Thief River Care Center This nursing home | 6 | |
| Oakland Park Communities, Inc. | 0.2 | 10 |
| North Star Manor | 28.1 | 8 |
| Villa St. Vincent | 29.6 | 8 |
| Mcintosh Senior Living | 34.8 | 0 |
| Karlstad Healthcare Center Inc. | 36.0 | 2 |
| Fair Meadow Nursing Home | 40.0 | 8 |
| Lifecare Greenbush Manor | 40.6 | 2 |
| First Care Living Center | 42.1 | 6 |
| Valley Senior Living on Columbia | 43.3 | 3 |
| Woodside Village | 44.2 | 4 |
| Cornerstone Nsg & Rehab Center | 54.0 | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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