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Thief River Care Center

2001 Eastwood Drive, Thief River Falls, MN, 56701

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245252Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

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 departednear 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

Non-profitCorporation

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

29 health citations on file4 immediate-jeopardy findings13 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $94K2 payment denials

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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.

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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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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