Nursing home
River Ridge Living Center
100 Sandy Drive, Amsterdam, NY 12010 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 120 certified beds
River Ridge Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Amsterdam, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.72 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Mar 18, 2025 cited 23 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $3,387In 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 River Ridge Living Center compares
This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New York avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.72 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.6% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 7.6 | 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 $3,387, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at River Ridge Living 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
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 18, 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 · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · 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 · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 18, 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 · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 18, 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
- 100 Sandy Drive
Amsterdam, NY 12010 - CMS certification #
- 335422
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 109.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-12-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2010
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River Ridge Living 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.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Dec 22, 2010 to Jan 12, 2011. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: River Ridge Living Center. Case 1604920.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Marys Healthcare, Amsterdam. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility, Amsterdam. 3.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Ballston Lake. 20.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 9.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 12010 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fms-Amsterdam Dialysis Center, Amsterdam, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mohawk Valley Dialysis Center, Inc., Amsterdam, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Gloversville Dialysis Center, Gloversville, 11.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 12010.
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Gloversville, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Community Hospice, Inc, The, office in Albany, 23.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Our Lady Of Mercy Life Center, Guilderland. 22.4 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 Ridge Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives River Ridge Living Center an overall rating of 1 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 Ridge Living Center staffed?
River Ridge Living Center reports 3.72 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has River Ridge Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies.
How many beds does River Ridge Living Center have?
River Ridge Living Center is certified for 120 beds.