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THIEF RIVER CARE CENTER

An independent review of Thief River Care Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

2001 EASTWOOD DRIVE · THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN 56701 · 70 beds
Phone: 2186838100
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs $245,902 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Total federal fines rose to $245,902

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $219,217 to $245,902. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★★★
5 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★
2 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).
  • $245,902 in federal fines across 5 penalties.

How it compares vs. 338 MN nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 19% of MN homes
Staffing rating
5of 5 stars
Better than 55% of MN homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of MN homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.70864hrs
Better than 27% of MN homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.90093hrs
Better than 43% of MN homes
RN turnover
40%
Better than 42% of MN homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Minnesota, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

5
Fines
$245,902
Total fines
2
Payment denials
7
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.90093
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.70864
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
4.34570
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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