Dayton Senior AdvisorRiverside Healthcare Center, at 1390 King Tree Drive in Dayton (Montgomery County), is a nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid with 180 certified beds and Ohio Department of Health State ID 1649N. Riverside Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate Riverside Healthcare Center in Dayton, Ohio?
Riverside Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5, with 1 stars for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / ODH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall stars | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections (CMS stars) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing (CMS stars) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures (CMS stars) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds and average daily census | 180 beds, 161.3 residents a day |
| Name as CMS lists it | Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Communicare Health, 109 homes nationwide |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | June 29, 1992 |
| ODH license | State ID 1649N; 180 licensed beds |
Its average census of about 161 residents fills roughly 90% of certified beds, above the 84% typical of certified homes in the six counties.
How many deficiencies were cited at Riverside Healthcare Center?
Ohio Department of Health surveyors, inspecting for CMS, last completed a full health survey of Riverside Healthcare Center on September 2, 2025, recording 12 health deficiencies for that cycle (12 routine, 6 complaint-driven).
In the cycle before (survey June 23, 2022) CMS counted 29 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. Certified homes across the six counties have a median of 10 deficiencies in their latest cycle, which puts Riverside Healthcare Center above the Greater Dayton middle.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it lists 2 fines totaling $86,576 and 0 payment denials.
What are staffing levels and turnover at Riverside Healthcare Center?
Payroll data submitted to CMS shows 3.26 nursing hours per resident per day at Riverside Healthcare Center, lower than the six-county median of 3.61, with registered nurses supplying 0.34 of those hours (lower than the six-county median of 0.57).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.07 hours per resident-day. Nursing staff turnover is 34.7%, lower than the six-county median of 50.8%; RN turnover is 47.1%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure during its measurement period.
Which nursing homes near Riverside Healthcare Center should we compare?
Its 180 certified beds make it bigger than the Montgomery County median of 100 licensed nursing home beds. The nearest other certified home is Aventura at Carriage Inn in Dayton, about 1.4 miles away as the crow flies, with a CMS rating of 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aventura at Carriage Inn 5040 Philadelphia Drive, 45415 | 1.4 | 85 | 2 of 5 | December 12, 2024 | 19 |
| Stonespring of Vandalia 4000 Singing Hills Blvd, 45414 | 1.4 | 144 | 4 of 5 | August 13, 2026 | 7 |
| Siena Woods Care Center 6125 N Main Street, 45415 | 1.6 | 99 | 4 of 5 | February 18, 2026 | 13 |
| Carecore at Mary Scott 3109 Campus Drive, 45406 | 2.6 | 102 | 3 of 5 | December 13, 2025 | 17 |
| Grafton Oaks Nursing Center 405 Grafton Avenue, 45406 | 2.7 | 99 | 4 of 5 | February 10, 2026 | 7 |
What is near Riverside Healthcare Center in Dayton?
Riverside Healthcare Center is in Dayton's North & West Dayton area, and Kettering Health Miamisburg is the closest general hospital in CMS's list, about 12.8 miles away by straight line.
Upper Valley Medical Center follows at roughly 15.6 miles. These are straight-line distances, not drive times.
What does Riverside Healthcare Center's CMS record suggest asking?
Begin with the questions its CMS data raises: ask for the plan of correction covering the 12 deficiencies cited September 2, 2025, and what is different now.
- Turnover of 34.7% is at or under the six-county median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- Ask what prompted $86,576 in CMS fines and whether the underlying problem is closed.
- Occupancy is about 90%; ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid may pay later, confirm Riverside Healthcare Center accepts Ohio Medicaid for long stays and whether a resident must move rooms when payment switches.
