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Knife River Care Center

118 22ND ST NE, BEULAH, ND, 58523

(701) 873-4322

86 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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118 22nd St Ne

Beulah, ND 58523

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

355053

Care type

Nursing home

County

Mercer

Facility name

Knife River Care Center

Street address

118 22ND ST NE

City / state / ZIP

Beulah, ND 58523

Phone

(701) 873-4322

About this facility — Knife River Care Center

Knife River Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Beulah, North Dakota. It is licensed for 86 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Beulah and 72 skilled nursing facilities across North Dakota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Knife River Care Center 24 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $35,890 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Beulah Community Nursing Home

Operational control — since 1966

Borlaug, Carla

Officer — since 2013

Czywczynski, Linda

Managing employee · Officer — since 1997

Gendreau, Keith

Managing employee · Officer — since 2008

Kemmet, Dena

Officer — since 2009

Stern, Frederick

Officer — since 2002

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1978-05-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$35,890 total

Last standard inspection

2026-04-29

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$395 per day (≈ $12,010/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

66% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 31% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

2% below the ND median of $404/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-11-27

2025-02-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0584

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-04-02

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-04-02

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2024-11-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-11-12

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-12-31

2024-08-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-08-13

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-08-13

2024-07-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-07-31

2023-12-21Health inspection14 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0692

E · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-01-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-25

2025-02-26Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-03-31

2023-12-21Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-01-31

Federal penalties

2024-07-10Fine$35,890

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 355053.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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