Nursing home
River Heights Healthcare Center
402 Arnold Avenue, Greenville, MS 38701 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds
River Heights Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Greenville, Mississippi. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.84 hours per resident per day, below the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $8,800In CMS records: 2 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 River Heights Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Mississippi and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Mississippi avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.84 | 4.21 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.55 | 2.48 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 47.8% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 6.7 | 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: 1 fine totaling $8,800, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at River Heights 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 5, 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · 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 5, 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
- 402 Arnold Avenue
Greenville, MS 38701 - CMS certification #
- 255217
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 56.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-12-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River Heights 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
We provide services for stroke and orthopedic rehabilitation, post-surgical care, IV therapy, pain management, complex wound care, complex multi-system management, respite stays, and more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets are welcome, but they must be closely monitored.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private or semi-private rooms can be decorated with personal belongings to make residents feel at home.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Delta Health System - The Medical Center, Greenville. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Legacy Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Greenville. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Delta Health-The Medical Center, Greenville. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Good Neighbor Pharmacy. 24.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 38701 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Greenville Home, Greenville, 5.0 miles away, straight line
Rcg Greenville, Greenville, 5.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 38701.
Delta Health- The Medical Center (Hospice), office in Greenville, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Grace Community Hospice, office in Hollandale, 18.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Medical Foundation Of Central Mississippi Inc, Madison. 83.4 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 |
| 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 Heights Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives River Heights Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 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 River Heights Healthcare Center staffed?
River Heights Healthcare Center reports 3.84 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has River Heights Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does River Heights Healthcare Center have?
River Heights Healthcare Center is certified for 60 beds.