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C

62/100

Average

River Towne Center

5131 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus, GA 31909

CMS 1/5 stars #7 of 7 in Muscogee County (706) 561-1371
Certified beds
210
Occupancy
64%
Ownership
For-profit
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.

  • $24,387 in federal fines

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

  • Nursing staff turnover of 60%

    High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.

Our read on River Towne Center

River Towne Center runs 210 beds in Columbus under corporate ownership, and the raw staffing number looks fine at first, 4.14 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86. But that average hides a scheduling problem: weekends run about 15% thinner than weekdays, and 60.2% of staff turned over in a year against a national 45.8%, which means the people delivering care keep changing. Inspectors have cited 24 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and fined the home $24,387. The most recent inspection was April 1, 2026. With a 2/5 inspection rating and 1/5 on staffing, a family should ask hard questions about who's actually on the floor on a Sunday.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing12/30Stability5/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement6/10

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

12/30

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

  • →2.92 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.83 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

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

  • →60% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

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

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

6/10

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

  • →$24,387 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

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 day4.14 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.83 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.54 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover60.20%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 1, 2026 (7 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 River Towne Center

What is the ElderGrade for River Towne Center? +

River Towne Center holds an ElderGrade of C (62 out of 100), which we describe as "average". 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 River Towne Center? +

Residents receive an average of 4.14 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has River Towne Center 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 River Towne Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, River Towne Center 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.