Overview
Knife River Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the North Dakota average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Beulah. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 80% of nursing homes in North Dakota (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 29, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the North Dakota average of 5.4. It came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $35,890 in the past three years.
Knife River Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 86 certified beds, caring for about 80 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $35,890
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.11 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.22 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.13 hrs
- Nurse aides3.77 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 80
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes