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RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER

An independent review of Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

808 S COLLEY RD · STARKE, FL 32091 · 120 beds
Phone: 9049646220
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs below-average staffing; high RN turnover (81%). How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Overall rating improved from 1 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 2. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into a single Medicare five-star score. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Health-inspection rating improved from 2 to 3 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating improved from 2 of 5 stars to 3. The health-inspection rating is based on the last three years of on-site state inspections and complaint investigations. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Total federal fines changed to $0

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $17,036 to $0. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
1 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★
3 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★
4 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).
  • Staffing rating is in the bottom tier, often the strongest predictor of care quality.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (81%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 694 FL nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 13% of FL homes
Staffing rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of FL homes
Health-inspection rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 42% of FL homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.13096hrs
Better than 1% of FL homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.22656hrs
Better than 0% of FL homes
RN turnover
81.3%
Better than 3% of FL homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Florida, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

0
Fines
$0
Total fines
0
Payment denials
0
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.22656
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.13096
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
2.98998
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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