43/100
Below average
7850 Freeman Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66112
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.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
$84,023 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: May 7, 2026 (3 months ago).
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP, which operates 346 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY HEALTHCARE LLC | Organization | DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | Organization | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| GEHA, CHRISTOPHER | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| JORGENSEN, DAVID | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| KEETCH, CHAD | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| SCHULTE, CORY | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| PEL VIP MEDICAL STAFFING | Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| BURNAM, SOON | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| GEHA, CHRISTOPHER | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| SCHULTE, CORY | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| PORT, BARRY | Individual | INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE O... | — |
| ENSIGN SERVICES, INC. | Organization | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
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Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation holds an ElderGrade of D (43 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 3.53 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 1 of the 44 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation 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.