Thief River Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1982-07-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (218) 683-8100 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Thief River Care Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 54.4/100, placing it #13372 of 14703 facilities nationally and #316 of 338 in Minnesota. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Thief River Care Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 28 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 53 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 37 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 59 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 1 minute per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 53.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $94,417. 43 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $94,417, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 162.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Thief River Care Center ranks 13372nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 54.4/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MN, it ranks 316th out of 338 nursing homes. In Thief River Falls, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #9,348 nationally and RN hours rank #2,903 nationally (#198 in MN). Our composite quality score of 54.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Thief River Falls, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/minnesota/thief-river-falls/