Nursing home
Riverside Health and Rehab
2375 Baker Hosp Blvd, Charleston, SC 29405 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Fundamental Healthcare (69 facilities) · 160 certified beds
Riverside Health and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Charleston, South Carolina. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.83 hours per resident per day, below the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 15, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 4 fines totaling $33,883In CMS records: 5 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 Riverside Health and Rehab compares
This facility vs. the South Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | South Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.83 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.59 | 2.22 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.9% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 3.7 | 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: 4 fines totaling $33,883, 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Riverside Health and Rehab
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 15, 2024 · 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 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 15, 2024 · 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
- 2375 Baker Hosp Blvd
Charleston, SC 29405 - CMS certification #
- 425082
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 152.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-09-01
- Chain
- Fundamental Healthcare (69 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Fundamental Healthcare
Fundamental Healthcare operates 69 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Fundamental Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Riverside Health and Rehab using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone C
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverside Health and Rehab 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.
It houses a specialty CardioPulmonary Pavilion, as well as provides short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, long-term care, hospice care, and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour nursing care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
It houses a specialty CardioPulmonary Pavilion, as well as provides short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, long-term care, hospice care, and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital, Charleston. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare - Charleston, Charleston. 4.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Musc Health At Home, By Bayada- Charleston, Charleston. 2.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Park Circle Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29405 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Faber Place Dialysis, Charleston, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita North Charleston Dialysis, North Charleston, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Charles Towne Dialysis, Charleston, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29405.
Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry, office in North Charleston, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Musc Health Hospice At Home By Bayada-Charleston, office in Charleston, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Interim Health Care Hospice Of Charleston, office in North Charleston, 2.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Medical Associates Of The Medical University Of South Carol, Charleston. 5.6 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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
- Zone C on the South Carolina hurricane evacuation zones (2024). (South Carolina Emergency Management Division, map updated Aug 18, 2023)
- 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 very high, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. 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 | See above | |
| 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 Riverside Health and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverside Health and Rehab an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Riverside Health and Rehab staffed?
Riverside Health and Rehab reports 2.83 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Riverside Health and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverside Health and Rehab have?
Riverside Health and Rehab is certified for 160 beds.