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89/100

Excellent

Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho

8180 W State Rt 163, Oak Harbor, OH 43449

CMS 4/5 stars #1 of 4 in Ottawa County (419) 898-2851
Certified beds
115
Occupancy
74%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $17,345 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho

Riverview runs on county money, and the staffing numbers show it: 4.26 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% above the national average, with turnover at 38.9% against a national 45.8%. That's a stable workforce by nursing home standards, though weekend coverage dips about 6% below weekdays. The tradeoff shows up in inspections. Fourteen deficiencies sit on the current record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, and a $17,345 fine. The last inspection was February 2026, so the record is recent. Strong quality scores and above-average staffing are real, but the harm-level and abuse findings are the kind of thing worth asking about directly before you decide.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing24/30Stability12/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

24/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.55 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.63 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 6% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →39% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$17,345 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.26 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.63 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.03 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover38.90%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 26, 2026 (8 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho

What is the ElderGrade for Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho? +

Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho holds an ElderGrade of A (89 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho? +

Residents receive an average of 4.26 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Ottawa Co Riverview Nursing Ho is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.