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The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
As a reputable 160-bed skilled nursing facility, Riverside Health and Rehab offers specialized care alongside a broad spectrum of services, including short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, long-term care, hospice care, and respite care. It has a central location in Charleston, South Carolina, provides effortless access to Charleston’s renowned hospitals, and is known for its state-of-the-art CardioPulmonary Pavilion. Complementing this specialty unit, Riverside offers an extensive range of therapies, encompassing Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy.
This community extends its care to diverse patient profiles, catering to short- and long-term care requirements. Within Riverside’s comprehensive programs, residents benefit from a holistic approach to well-being, featuring exercise regimens, lifestyle education, recreational therapy, informative materials, and personalized nutrition counseling. Guided by constant communication with attending physicians, these programs are meticulously crafted to deliver individualized plans of care that precisely align with each resident’s unique needs. The dedicated Cardio Pulmonary Pavilion focuses on providing tailored care to individuals who have recently encountered cardiac or pulmonary events.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 111th out of 112 homes in South Carolina. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
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Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 21m per day | ▼ 45% State avg: 38m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 54m per day | ▼ 11% State avg: 1h 1m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 1h 35m per day | ▼ 29% State avg: 2h 13m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Total Nursing (Weekend)
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 2h 32m per day | ▼ 24% State avg: 3h 20m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 2m per day | ▼ 60% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
RN (Weekend)
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 18m per day | ▼ 25% State avg: 24m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Higher than the South Carolina average: 82.1%Riverside Health and Rehab is legally operated by Thi Of South Carolina At Charleston Llc, and administrated by John Fritz Oehler.
In South Carolina, the Department of Public Health, Bureau of Healthcare Quality conducts unannounced inspections to ensure care providers meet all health and safety codes.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the South Carolina state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | SC Average | vs. SC Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 29 | 12 | This facility has 142% more total deficiencies than a typical South Carolina nursing home (29 vs. SC avg 12).↑ 142% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2022.
| 7.3 | 3 | This facility has 143% more deficiencies per year than a typical South Carolina nursing home (7.3 vs. SC avg 3).↑ 143% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on April 15, 2025, identified deficiencies related to resident dignity during meal service and medication administration, incomplete therapy implementation, staffing information posting, food safety, garbage disposal, and handling of soiled linen. Earlier inspections showed a pattern of issues including care plan implementation, medication management, resident supervision, and financial misappropriation, with an immediate jeopardy finding related to resident elopement in November 2024 and unsafe smoking practices in March 2024. Complaint investigations revealed substantiated concerns about missing residents, failure to notify responsible parties of condition changes, and misappropriation of resident funds, with no enforcement actions or fines listed in the available reports. The main themes across deficiencies involved resident care practices, medication and therapy management, safety protocols, and facility sanitation. The inspection history shows ongoing challenges with compliance, with some corrective actions taken but recurring issues noted over time.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
Show Inspection ReportsSouth Carolina average 3.9
Last Health inspection on Apr 2025
South Carolina average 13.7
South Carolina average 3.44
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
21 of 29 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 8 of 29 resulted from complaint investigations.
200% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1
100% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 0.3
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
10% better than South Carolina average
5% better than South Carolina average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
Assists with medical care and medications.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.7 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
Helps with daily care and mobility.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.1 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
19,253 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 34 | 108 | 142 | 22,927 | 92 | 100% | 8.1 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 16 | 56 | 72 | 12,397 | 92 | 100% | 9.7 |
| Registered Nurse | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2,789 | 92 | 100% | 9 |
| Qualified Activities Professional | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1,452 | 88 | 96% | 9.3 |
| Dental Services Staff | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,203 | 76 | 83% | 7.4 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 3 | 0 | 3 | 994 | 91 | 99% | 6.9 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 4 | 4 | 891 | 68 | 74% | 6.5 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 3 | 3 | 6 | 804 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 7 | 7 | 764 | 74 | 80% | 6.2 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 3 | 3 | 477 | 71 | 77% | 6.7 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 464 | 58 | 63% | 8 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 459 | 59 | 64% | 7.8 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 456 | 62 | 67% | 7.4 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 429 | 63 | 68% | 6.7 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 416 | 52 | 57% | 8 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 4 | 4 | 401 | 61 | 66% | 6.6 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 371 | 47 | 51% | 7.6 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 263 | 37 | 40% | 7.1 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 33 | 36% | 1.5 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1% | 7.2 |
Includes penalties issued in 2024
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
In line with South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: $34K
64% more fines than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 2.4
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
1
761% more payment denials than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 0.1
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
3 penalties in the past 3 years
Multiple penalties were reported in the last 3 years.
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Nov 19, 2024
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Nov 19, 2024
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Mar 15, 2024Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
10.0
15% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 8.7
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
12.1
22% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 15.5
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
7.1%
45% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 13.1%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
19.2%
19% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 16.2%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
10.0%
41% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 17.0%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
1.7%
44% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 3.0%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
8.6%
41% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 6.1%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
2.3%
38% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1.6%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
13.5%
119% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 6.2%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
3.0%
9% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 2.8%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
12.6%
13% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 14.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
62.8%
31% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 90.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
70.8%
22% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 90.6%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.77
36% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 2.03
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.29
20% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1.91
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
27.8%
65% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 79.5%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
2.7%
61% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1.7%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
42.5%
46% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 78.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
24.3%
In line with South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 24.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
9.9%
30% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 14.1%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
1.0%
27% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
23.3%
57% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
51.8%
In line with South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
19% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
67% of new residents, often for short stays.
15% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
147Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community offering multiple care levels
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Riverside Health and Rehab based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #36 / 116Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 36th out of 116 homes in South Carolina. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the South Carolina average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
5.4 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from North Charleston's city center to Riverside Health and Rehab's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 1.5 miles to nearest hospital (University Medical Associates)
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| Life Care Center of Charleston |
NH Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.
N Nursing | North Charleston (Alta Shores Apartments) | 148 | 74.0% | -10% | 3.42 | +2% | -14% | $24.2k | 9 | 3.0 | 2 | 112 | A+ | 27 | Beth Cliett | $20.5M | $9.1M | 44.4% | 425332 | ||||
| Riverside Health and Rehab |
NH Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).
HC Home Care Professional care delivered in the person's own home — from companionship and errands to skilled nursing and therapy. Allows seniors to age in place. Medicare covers skilled home health when medically necessary.
N Nursing
RC Respite Care Short-term temporary care — days to weeks — to give family caregivers a break. Full care provided during the stay. Often used after hospitalization or to trial a facility before a permanent placement decision. | North Charleston (Daniel Jenkins Homes) | 160 | 87.7% | +7% | 2.51 | -15% | -37% | $33.9k | 29 | 4.8 | 3 | 147 | - | 24 | Patty Castle | $19.0M | $8.2M | 43% | 425082 |
Riverside Health and Rehab is in the Daniel Jenkins Homes neighborhood of North Charleston.
The legal owner and operator of Riverside Health and Rehab is Thi Of South Carolina At Charleston Llc.
Riverside Health and Rehab has a walk score of 24. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
According to SC state health department records, Riverside Health and Rehab's license number is NCF-0870.
According to SC state health department records, Riverside Health and Rehab's license expires on August 31, 2026.
Riverside Health and Rehab's occupancy is 92%.
The team at Riverside Health and Rehab can be reached at [email protected].
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