Nursing home
River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
5101 North Park Drive, Pennsauken, NJ 08109 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Excelsior Care Group (33 facilities) · 180 certified beds
River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pennsauken, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Aug 14, 2024 cited 20 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the New Jersey and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Jersey avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.27 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.36 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.6% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 8.5 | 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 January 15, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 26, 2026
What inspectors found at River Front 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
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · 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 · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 21, 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 · Nov 21, 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 · Nov 21, 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 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 21, 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 · Feb 10, 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
- 5101 North Park Drive
Pennsauken, NJ 08109 - CMS certification #
- 315225
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 157.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-03-13
- Chain
- Excelsior Care Group (33 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Excelsior Care Group
Excelsior Care Group operates 33 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Excelsior Care Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 2 violations cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Camden-D4; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River Front 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)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 17, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 10, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Atlas Healthcare. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Feb 18, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 28, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Healthcare Services Group. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Feb 18, 2021: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 1, 2021. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $12,288 proposed, $7,987 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Atlas Healthcare. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $12,288 proposed, $7,987 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Camden. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- United Methodist Communities at Collingswood, Collingswood. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc, Pennsauken. 2.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS 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 08109 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita South Jersey Tcu, Pennsauken, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Pennsauken Dialysis Center, Pennsauken, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Merchantville Dialysis, Pennsauken, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08109.
Lighthouse Hospice, office in Cherry Hill, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Holy Redeemer Hospice-Nj, South, office in Runnemede, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Samaritan Healthcare And Hospice, office in Mount Laurel, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rajankumar Patel, MD, Cherry Hill. 1.9 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Camden-D4 (Zone D: Area includes remaining category 3 surge.) on the New Jersey hurricane evacuation zones (2020 hurricane evacuation study). (FEMA Region 2 / New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, map updated Jan 8, 2024)
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staffed?
River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have?
River Front Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is certified for 180 beds.