Nursing home
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
9501 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Paramount Care Centers (9 facilities) · 120 certified beds
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.50 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 5 fines totaling $29,073In CMS records: 5 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.50 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.04 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.7% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 10.1 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 5 fines totaling $29,073, 5 total penalties.
What inspectors found at River's Edge Rehabilitation & 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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · 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 · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 26, 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 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · 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 · Mar 26, 2026 · 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
- 9501 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19114 - CMS certification #
- 395843
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 115.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-11-21
- Chain
- Paramount Care Centers (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Paramount Care Centers
Paramount Care Centers operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Paramount Care Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River's Edge Rehabilitation & 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
- Jefferson Health- Northeast, Philadelphia. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Immaculatemarycenter for Rehabilitation&healthcare, Philadelphia. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Rrb Home Healthcare, LLC, Bensalem. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19114 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Bridesburg, Philadelphia, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Innovative Renal Care Bensalem, Bensalem, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Innovative Renal Care Woodhaven, Bensalem, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19114.
Holy Redeemer Hospice - Pa, office in Philadelphia, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Philadelphia, office in Bensalem, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Serenity Hospice, office in Bensalem, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Maria Fogata, MD, Philadelphia. 4.1 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave very high, 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: 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's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center staffed?
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reports 3.50 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center have?
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is certified for 120 beds.