Nursing home
Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield
101 John Rolfe Drive, Smithfield, VA 23430 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Riverside Health System (6 facilities) · 34 certified beds
Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Smithfield, Virginia. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.43 hours per resident per day, above the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Apr 12, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield compares
This facility vs. the Virginia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Virginia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.43 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.12 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.5% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 14.5 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the April 12, 2024 inspection was corrected by June 7, 2024
What inspectors found at Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield
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
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 12, 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 · Apr 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2024 · 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 · Apr 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021
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
- 101 John Rolfe Drive
Smithfield, VA 23430 - CMS certification #
- 495332
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 34
- Avg residents/day
- 30.1
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1998-09-01
- Chain
- Riverside Health System (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Riverside Health System
Riverside Health System operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Riverside Health System facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, couples welcome
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News. 8.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport News. 8.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Virginia Health Home Care, Newport News. 9.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger Pharmacy. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23430 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hampton Roads Home Training, Newport News, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Newport News Dialysis Center, Newport News, 9.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Rai-Chesapeake Ave-Newport News, Newport News, 10.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23430.
Virginia Health Hospice, office in Newport News, 9.7 miles away, straight line
Gentiva Ii, office in Newport News, 10.1 miles away, straight line
Affinity Care Of Virginia LLC, office in Newport News, 10.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Michumi PLLC, Newport News. 9.9 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 |
| 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 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 Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield 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 Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield staffed?
Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield reports 4.43 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield have?
Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield is certified for 34 beds.