Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged
11401 Old Saint Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 180 certified beds
River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jacksonville, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.75 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Oct 31, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.75 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.96 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.6% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 7.3 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last 2 standard inspections (December 2022 to October 2024)
What inspectors found at River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 29, 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
- 11401 Old Saint Augustine Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32258 - CMS certification #
- 105016
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 162.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Residents enjoy private and semi-private rooms, inviting common spaces and easy access to the outdoors, all designed to feel like home.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Application fee: none.
There is no application fee.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ascension St Vincent'S Southside, Jacksonville. 6.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Terrace of Jacksonville, Jacksonville. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Joyal Health Care Services Inc, Jacksonville. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32258 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Clinic Inc Of Southpoint, Jacksonville, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Mandarin, Jacksonville, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Philips Highway Dialysis, Jacksonville, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32258.
Community Hospice Of Northeast Florida Inc, office in Jacksonville, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Jacksonville), office in Jacksonville, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Florida, office in Jacksonville, 11.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- First Coast Ltc Inc, Jacksonville. 6.5 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.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged a good nursing home?
CMS gives River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged staffed?
River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged reports 4.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged have?
River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged is certified for 180 beds.