Nursing home
Riverside Rest Home
276 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820 · Map
Government - County · 215 certified beds
Riverside Rest Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Dover, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.32 hours per resident per day, above the New Hampshire average of 3.88. Its most recent inspection on Feb 12, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverside Rest Home compares
This facility vs. the New Hampshire and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Hampshire avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.32 | 3.88 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.15 | 0.74 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.54 | 2.39 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 48.5% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 4.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Riverside Rest Home
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 · Feb 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2025 · 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 · Feb 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2025 · 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 · Jan 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2022
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
- 276 County Farm Road
Dover, NH 03820 - CMS certification #
- 305047
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 215
- Avg residents/day
- 162.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-04-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Riverside Rest Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverside Rest Home 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 hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We also offer hospice care at the Hyder Family Hospice House, which is located next to Riverside Rest Home.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Dover Center for Health & Rehabilitation, Dover. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Wentworth Home Care & Hospice, An Amedisys Partner, Somersworth. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 03820 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Cocheco River, Dover, 3.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Strafford County Dialysis, Rochester, 6.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Seacoast Dialysis Center, Portsmouth, 13.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 03820.
Wentworth Home Care & Hospice, An Amedisys Partner, office in Somersworth, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Cornerstone Vna, office in Rochester, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Portsmouth, 11.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Maine Geriatrics, Biddeford. 28.9 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 |
| 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 Riverside Rest Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverside Rest Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Riverside Rest Home staffed?
Riverside Rest Home reports 4.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Hampshire average of 3.88.
Has Riverside Rest Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverside Rest Home have?
Riverside Rest Home is certified for 215 beds.