Nursing home
Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
6301 Bass Road, Prospect, KY 40059 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Principle Long Term Care (44 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Prospect, Kentucky. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.06 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Nov 15, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $5,519In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Kentucky and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kentucky avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.06 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.82 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.7% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 3.4 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 13, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 31, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $5,519, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · 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 · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 12, 2019 - 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 · Jul 12, 2019 - 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 · Jul 12, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 12, 2019 - 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 · Jul 12, 2019
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
- 6301 Bass Road
Prospect, KY 40059 - CMS certification #
- 185259
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 90.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-05-01
- Chain
- Principle Long Term Care (44 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Principle Long Term Care
Principle Long Term Care operates 44 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Principle Long Term Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
- Kitchen 2 inspections by Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness since 2026; latest score 97, grade A (August 2026)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness: River's Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Aug 3, 2026: score 97, grade A.
- Jan 22, 2026: score 98, grade A.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Score: Out of 100. Grade: A is 85-100, B is 75-84, C is below 75. Publishes the three most recent scores per establishment; violation details are not in the open data.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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.
24/7 Skilled Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative & Hospice Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management & Endocrine Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Fully furnished private & semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Norton Clark Hospital, Jeffersonville. 3.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Willows at Springhurst, Louisville. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kort, Jeffersonville. 4.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 40059 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Of Clark County, Jeffersonville, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Springhurst Dialysis, Louisville, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Northeast Louisville, Louisville, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 40059.
Hosparus, Inc, office in Louisville, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hosparus Southern Indiana, office in New Albany, 10.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Community Medical Associates Inc, Louisville. 3.9 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: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staffed?
Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center reports 3.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have?
Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is certified for 100 beds.