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River Ridge Living Center
- Date Updated: October 01, 2024
- CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:
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Address: 100 SANDY DRIVE
AMSTERDAM NY 12010 Map - Phone: 518-843-3503
- Website: Click Here
- Medicare Provider Number: 335422
- Participating in Medicare Since: December 01, 1974
- No. of Certified Beds: 120
- No. of Residents: N/A
- Occupancy: N/A
- Amount Fined: $3,387.15
- Complaints Filed: 1
- Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid
About River Ridge Living Center
River Ridge Living Center, located in AMSTERDAM, NY, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid. It is not part of a continuing care retirement community. It is not located in a hospital. River Ridge Living Center offers a range of services including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and specialized memory care. The center is equipped with modern amenities and a supportive environment designed to enhance the quality of life for its residents. With a focus on personalized care plans and community engagement.
- River Ridge Living Center is ranked #5 out of 6 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #21 out of 27 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
- Review Specific City Measures
- CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (1 out of 5):
- Current Trend: Improving
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Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.45
(The national average is 3.84 ) - The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 28.85% .
- There is no indication of abuse occuring at River Ridge Living Center. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)
River Ridge Living Center Owner & Operator Information
Business Entity Name:
RIVER RIDGE OPERATING LLC
Owners:
- EDWARD BRAUNSTEIN (DIRECT- 25%)
- MICHAEL BRAUNSTEIN (DIRECT- 25%)
- BENJAMIN EINHORN (DIRECT- 25%)
- LOUIS GELLIS (DIRECT- 14%)
Managers and Directors:
- HEATHER DAW (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
River Ridge Living Center Ratings and Inspection Scores
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.
Ratings
| Overall Rating | 1: |
| Health Inspection Rating | 2: |
| Quality Rating | 1: |
| Staffing Rating | 3: |
Inspection Scores
| Cycle 1 Score (as of January 10, 2023) | 32 |
| Cycle 2 Score (as of September 25, 2020) | 44 |
| Cycle 3 Score (as of February 06, 2019) | 60 |
| Weighted All Cycles Score | 41 |
Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient
CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.
The nursing staff of River Ridge Living Center spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.
| Type | Facility | State / National Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | ||
| Hours | 0.48 | 0.71 / 0.67 |
| Case Mix | 0.58 | 0.70 / 0.66 |
| Adjusted | 0.54 | NA / NA |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | ||
| Hours | 1.02 | 0.80 / 0.88 |
| Case Mix | 0.76 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 1.16 | NA / NA |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | ||
| Hours | 1.95 | 2.20 / 2.29 |
| Case Mix | 2.00 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 2.23 | NA / NA |
| Total Licensed Staff | ||
| Hours | 1.49 | 1.51 / 1.55 |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | ||
| Hours | 0.11 | 0.12 / 0.07 |
| Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average | ||
| Hours | 3.45 | 3.71 / 3.84 |
| Case Mix | 3.34 | 4.02 / 3.82 |
| Adjusted | 3.94 | NA / NA |
Quality Measures
Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.
| Desc. | Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison |
|---|---|
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Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
28.8%
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20.5% Worse |
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Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
15.8%
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9.8% Worse |
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Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
2.4%
/
1.6% Worse |
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Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
3.5%
/
1.3% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) |
24.4%
/
14.8% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) |
3.0%
/
6.1% Better |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) |
48.7%
/
56.7% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) |
1.1%
/
0.8% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) |
0.0%
/
1.7% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) |
0.6%
/
14.2% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) |
0.0%
/
0.2% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) |
2.2%
/
3.0% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) |
99.7%
/
91.0% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) |
16.5%
/
12.4% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) |
100.0%
/
75.1% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) |
3.3%
/
1.3% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) |
22.5%
/
14.6% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) |
20.6%
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13.5% Worse |
| Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) |
10.3%
/
9.3% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) |
97.9%
/
95.0% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) |
80.9%
/
78.5% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) |
90.1%
/
77.0% Better |
Hospitals Near River Ridge Living Center
Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near River Ridge Living Center.
River Ridge Living Center is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:
| Hospital | 5-Star Overall Rating |
|---|---|
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ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL 43 NEW SCOTLAND AVENUE, MAIL CODE 34 ALBANY, NY 12208 |
2 |
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ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE 427 GUY PARK AVENUE AMSTERDAM, NY 12010 |
2 |
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ELLIS HOSPITAL 1101 NOTT STREET SCHENECTADY, NY 12308 |
2 |
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NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL 99 EAST STATE STREET GLOVERSVILLE, NY 12078 |
2 |
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COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL 178 GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL, NY 12043 |
2 |
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ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER 113 HOLLAND AVENUE ALBANY, NY 12208 |
3 |
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SARATOGA HOSPITAL 211 CHURCH STREET SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 |
3 |
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ST PETER'S HOSPITAL 315 SOUTH MANNING BOULEVARD ALBANY, NY 12208 |
4 |
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SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTER 1270 BELMONT AVENUE SCHENECTADY, NY 12308 |
Not Available |
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CAPITAL DISTRICT PSYCH CENTER 75 NEW SCOTLAND AVE ALBANY, NY 12208 |
Not Available |
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FOUR WINDS OF SARATOGA 30 CRESCENT AVE SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 |
Not Available |
Ratings History for River Ridge Living Center
Medical Professionals Associated with River Ridge Living Center
These are the doctors who are affiliated with River Ridge Living Center. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- JONATHAN WALDMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SELECT PT, OT AND SLP REHABILITATION NY, PLLC )
Local Nursing Homes
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The data is based on the dataset as of October 01, 2024.
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Ownership Details for River Ridge Living Center
A list of all of the registered owners for River Ridge Living Center. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.
Noted Deficiencies for River Ridge Living Center
A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.
Nursing Hours Analysis for River Ridge Living Center
How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.
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