For profit - Limited Liability company ·
120 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of The Sherman Family (7 facilities)
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Starke, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Aug 29, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $17,036 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★☆☆ 3/5
How Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.32
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.39
0.73
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.07
2.34
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
61.1%
42.3%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
8.0
7.3
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.32
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.39
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.86
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.07
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.02
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
61.1%
Registered Nurses
83.3%
Administrator Changes1 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Aug 29, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
8
Total Deficiencies Found
48
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Riverwood Healthcare & 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 that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
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 · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024
Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024
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 · Jun 13, 2024
Potential for harm
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.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024
About This Facility
Address
808 S Colley Rd Starke, FL 32091
CMS Certification #
105488
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
120
Avg Residents/Day
110.4
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1984-11-01
Chain
The Sherman Family (7 facilities)
Setting
Rural
Part of The Sherman Family
7
Facilities Nationwide
The Sherman Family operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.
Admissions at Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (904) 964-6220. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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