Charleston · 29407
Ashley River Healthcare
1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29407
Riverside Health and Rehab
⌖ Charleston, SC · Charleston County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds160
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Riverside Health and Rehab
Riverside Health and Rehab is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Charleston, SC. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in South Carolina is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Apr 2026), inspectors found 3 problems, close to the South Carolina average of 3.7. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 43 min a day with each resident, less than the South Carolina average of 3 hr 50 min. About 46% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $27,788 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.
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Key details
Facility nameRiverside Health And Rehab
LocationCharleston County, South Carolina
Phone(843) 744-2750
Address2375 Baker Hosp Blvd, Charleston, SC 29405 · Charleston County
CMS provider number425082
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyFundamental Healthcare · 66 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 1, 1979 (47 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Apr 2026.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Apr 2026)South Carolina average: 3.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nursing staff turnover46% a yearSouth Carolina average: 46%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties3 fines totaling $27,788Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 43 min a daySouth Carolina average: 3 hr 50 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident16 min a daySouth Carolina average: 38 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the South Carolina average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital26.2%State average: 24.3%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit9.8%State average: 13.9%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.7%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.6%State average: 3.2%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)9.2%State average: 5.1%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs12.3%State average: 15.3%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.1State average: 2.0About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Carolina average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In South Carolina, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.
- 77% Medicaid
- 10% Medicare
- 13% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average91%South Carolina typical: 90%
Cost of care per resident day$264South Carolina typical: $312
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, the same as 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 15 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.7 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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