Nursing home
Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center
821 Duffield Ct, Loveland, CO 80537 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Loveland, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.12 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.12 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.2% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2023 - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 3, 2021
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 821 Duffield Ct
Loveland, CO 80537 - CMS certification #
- 065165
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 81.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-07-01
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour, round-the-clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 25, 2021: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 8, 2022. 5 violations cited (5 serious). Penalties: $12,766 proposed, $12,766 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $8,124 proposed, $8,124 now. To be fixed by Dec 9, 2021.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(v)). Penalty $4,642 proposed, $4,642 now. To be fixed by Dec 9, 2021.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(f)(2)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 9, 2021.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 9, 2021.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(h)(1)(ii)(b)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 9, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus, Loveland. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- North Shore Health & Rehab Facility, Loveland. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Good Samaritan Society-Colorado Home Care, Loveland. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80537 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062523 Loveland Dialysis (Fmc), Loveland, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Loveland Central Dialysis, Loveland, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Northern Colorado Home Therapy Dialysis (Fmc), Loveland, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80537.
Canyon Home Care & Hospice Of Loveland, office in Loveland, 4.4 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Of Colorado, office in Loveland, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Pathways Hospice, office in Fort Collins, 9.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Boulder Community Health, Longmont. 17.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center have?
Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 100 beds.