RIVERSIDE HEALTH SYSTEM

Nurse hours

4.59 /day

Staff turnover

35%

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Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Sanders runs on unusually deep nurse staffing, 4.59 hours per resident day, roughly 19% above the national average, which is the main reason it holds a 5-star staffing rating. Weekends dip about 12% below its own weekday coverage, so ask how that plays out on a Saturday. The 34.6% turnover is better than the 45.8% national figure but still means about a third of staff left in a year. Inspections in July 2023 turned up 23 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, which sits oddly beside the 4-star inspection rating. Nonprofit ownership, 55 beds, quality measures middling at 3 stars.

Nurse hours

3.75 /day

Staff turnover

56%

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Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Patri runs 60 certified beds in Williamsburg under nonprofit ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely strong, a 4/5 health inspection rating with 13 deficiencies on file, none of them at the harm or jeopardy level. The quality measure score is a perfect 5/5. The staffing numbers tell a different story: 3.75 nurse hours per resident day sits just under the national average of 3.86, weekends drop roughly 14% below weekday coverage, and annual turnover is 56.3% against a national 45.8%. Three abuse-related deficiencies also appear on the record. The care outcomes look good on paper, but that thin, churning workforce is the thing to ask about directly.

Nurse hours

4.47 /day

Staff turnover

60%

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Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab Smithfield runs a small house, 34 certified beds, under nonprofit ownership, and the staffing numbers are its strongest card. At 4.47 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16% above the national average, and weekend coverage dips only slightly below weekdays, which matters because short-staffed weekends are where problems often start. The tradeoff is retention: turnover is 59.6%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so plenty of faces change year to year. Seventeen deficiencies sit on the current record, but none at harm level and none abuse-related, and the last inspection was April 2024. Inspection and staffing ratings both come in at 4 of 5; quality measures lag slightly at 3.

Nurse hours

3.08 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Riverside Lifelong Health in Mathews runs lean on nursing hours, 3.08 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a fifth less hands-on time. Weekends dip about 16% below the home's own weekday staffing, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 43.2%, a touch better than the 45.8% national figure, and inspections look solid on paper: four out of five stars, last full survey in August 2023. The record isn't spotless, though, twelve deficiencies, four serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and four tied to abuse. A nonprofit corporation owns the 60-bed home. Strong survey scores and below-average staffing can both be true at once.

Nurse hours

3.21 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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Riverside Lifelong Health in Saluda runs 60 certified beds under nonprofit ownership, and its staffing sits about 17% below the national average at 3.21 nurse hours per resident day, with weekends running roughly 14% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is the bright spot: 33.3% against a national 45.8%, which suggests people stay. But the inspection record is the real story, 31 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level, and a $71,915 fine, with the last inspection on March 6, 2026. A 2/5 inspection rating against a 4/5 quality measure score is a wide gap worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.38 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Riverside Lifelong in Newport News runs 209 beds under nonprofit ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. At 3.38 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits about 12% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly another 12% below its own weekday level. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 58 deficiencies, 4 of them serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, with the most recent inspection in December 2023. Quality measures rate mid-range, but a 1-star inspection rating and 2-star staffing tell you where the problems cluster. The single fine of $10,358 is modest, the deficiency pattern is what stands out.