Thief River Care Center
2001 Eastwood Drive, Thief River Falls, MN, 56701
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: St. Francis Health Services
- Certified beds
- 70 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.7% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 47.1% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $94,417 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245252
- Certified beds
- 70 beds · avg 65 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Pennington Health Services
- Chain affiliation
- St. Francis Health Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the St. Francis Health Services chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Camilla Cay Peterson-devries
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Mari Chambers
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Sherry l Wagner
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Jennifer Ann Goodnough
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Jennifer Seales
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Joan Relcosky
Corporate Director · since 2021
+ 12 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 29)
- D0689·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0693·Apr 1, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
- D0686·Apr 1, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0677·Apr 1, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E0641·Apr 1, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- J0689·Dec 30, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0689·Jan 16, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0880·Jan 16, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 payment denial
- 20242 fines · $85K
- 20231 fine · $9,315 · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jan 16, 2025Payment denial · 23 days · starting Feb 19, 2025
- Apr 12, 2024Fine · $20K
- Jan 3, 2024Fine · $65K
- Nov 1, 2023Payment denial · 2 days · starting Nov 29, 2023
- Nov 1, 2023Fine · $9,315
Largest single fine on record: $65K.
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 1, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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