Nursing home
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing)
7850 Freeman Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66112 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 131 certified beds
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kansas City, Kansas. Nurse staffing is 3.81 hours per resident per day, below the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Nov 19, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus FacilityCMS has identified this facility for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $84,023In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) compares
This facility vs. the Kansas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kansas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.81 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 49.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $84,023, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing)
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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 7850 Freeman Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112 - CMS certification #
- 175298
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 131
- Avg residents/day
- 119.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-07-01
- 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 Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation is a premier Senior Care Campus offering Assisted Living, On-site Dialysis, a Secure Memory Care Unit, Specialized Post-Acute Skilled Nursing, and our very own In-house Physical Therapy Team.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 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) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Enclosed secure courtyard
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio.
Nestled on the third floor, our Assisted Living community features ten private studio apartments.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Providence Medical Center, Kansas City. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Providence Place, Kansas City. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Trinity Home Health Services Inc, Kansas City. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 66112 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis, Kansas City, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Wyandotte County Dialysis, Kansas City, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Wyandotte West Dialysis, Kansas City, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 32 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 66112.
Novus Lifecare, office in Kansas City, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Prairie Wind Hospice LLC, office in Shawnee, 7.7 miles away, straight line
Hospice Care Of Vna, office in Overland Park, 9.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Complete Health Care Services Pa, Kansas City. 1.2 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, 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 |
| 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
How is Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) staffed?
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) reports 3.81 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) have?
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation (Skilled Nursing) is certified for 131 beds.