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River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Date Updated: February 01, 2025
- CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:
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Address: 1555 EAST END BOULEVARD PLAINS TWP
WILKES BARRE PA 18711 Map - Phone: 570-826-1011
- Website: N/A
- Medicare Provider Number: 395148
- Participating in Medicare Since: January 01, 1967
- No. of Certified Beds: 180
- No. of Residents: N/A
- Occupancy: N/A
- Amount Fined: $0.00
- Complaints Filed: 49
- Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid
About River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
River View Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, located in WILKES BARRE, PA, 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 View Nursing And Rehabilitation 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 View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is ranked #5 out of 5 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #41 out of 47 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: 3.50
(The national average is 3.85 ) - The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 17.41% .
- CMS has identified this facility as either having actual cases of abuse or has decided that abuse is possible. >
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Owner & Operator Information
Business Entity Name:
TIMBER RIDGE SNF OPERATIONS LLC
Owners:
- CH PA7 SNF HOLDINGS LLC (INDIRECT)
- CHRH EQUITIES LLC (INDIRECT)
- ENS HOLDINGS LLC (INDIRECT)
- DANIEL GOTTESMAN (INDIRECT)
- YISROEL HERZKA (INDIRECT)
- IH PA OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC (INDIRECT)
- SHAUL KOPELOWITZ (INDIRECT)
- THE ENS FAMILY TRUST (INDIRECT)
- TIMBER RIDGE SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC (DIRECT- 100%)
- YMCS EQUITIES LLC (INDIRECT)
Managers and Directors:
- YISROEL HERZKA (CORPORATE OFFICER)
- LOUANN SIMPSON (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 | 1: |
| Quality Rating | 2: |
| Staffing Rating | 2: |
Inspection Scores
| Cycle 1 Score (as of June 14, 2024) | 190 |
| Cycle 2 Score (as of August 18, 2023) | 354 |
| Cycle 3 Score (as of September 30, 2022) | 252 |
| Weighted All Cycles Score | 255 |
Complaints by Residents
This table shows complaints filed by residents in River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center:
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | 09/19/2024 |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | 04/26/2024 |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | 04/26/2024 |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | 04/12/2024 |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | 12/07/2023 |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | 12/07/2023 |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | 12/07/2023 |
| 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. | 11/07/2023 |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | 11/07/2023 |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | 09/28/2023 |
| Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | 09/28/2023 |
| Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | 04/12/2023 |
| Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | 03/28/2023 |
| Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | 03/28/2023 |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | 03/28/2023 |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | 03/28/2023 |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | 03/28/2023 |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | 03/28/2023 |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | 12/06/2022 |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | 11/03/2022 |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | 11/03/2022 |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | 09/14/2022 |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | 09/14/2022 |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | 09/14/2022 |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | 09/14/2022 |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | 07/28/2022 |
| Report COVID19 data to residents and families. | 06/01/2022 |
| Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | 06/01/2022 |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | 06/01/2022 |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | 06/01/2022 |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | 03/23/2022 |
| Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 | 03/23/2022 |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | 03/04/2025 |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | 03/04/2025 |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | 03/04/2025 |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | 03/04/2025 |
| 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. | 03/04/2025 |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | 03/04/2025 |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | 03/04/2025 |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | 03/04/2025 |
| Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | 03/04/2025 |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | 03/04/2025 |
| Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | 03/04/2025 |
| Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | 03/04/2025 |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | 03/04/2025 |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | 03/04/2025 |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | 03/04/2025 |
| 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. | 03/04/2025 |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | 03/04/2025 |
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 View Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 | 0.51 | 0.78 / 0.67 |
| Case Mix | 0.62 | 0.63 / 0.66 |
| Adjusted | 0.55 | NA / NA |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | ||
| Hours | 0.99 | 0.92 / 0.87 |
| Case Mix | 0.80 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 1.06 | NA / NA |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | ||
| Hours | 2.00 | 2.17 / 2.32 |
| Case Mix | 2.14 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 2.15 | NA / NA |
| Total Licensed Staff | ||
| Hours | 1.50 | 1.70 / 1.53 |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | ||
| Hours | 0.01 | 0.09 / 0.07 |
| Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average | ||
| Hours | 3.50 | 3.86 / 3.85 |
| Case Mix | 3.56 | 3.66 / 3.83 |
| Adjusted | 3.76 | 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 |
17.4%
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23.5% Better |
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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 |
21.0%
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10.7% 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 |
1.8%
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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 |
1.9%
/
1.2% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) |
21.6%
/
21.6% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) |
6.4%
/
6.6% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) |
3.2%
/
1.4% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) |
2.9%
/
1.9% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) |
0.0%
/
4.1% 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) |
5.1%
/
3.3% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) |
91.4%
/
87.3% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) |
22.6%
/
16.8% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) |
64.6%
/
69.5% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) |
0.9%
/
1.5% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (qm451) | 22.5% / NA |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) |
13.3%
/
19.8% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) |
93.1%
/
93.5% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) |
83.2%
/
69.9% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm479) | 7.0% / NA |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence (qm480) | 25.5% / NA |
Hospitals Near River View Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:
| Hospital | 5-Star Overall Rating |
|---|---|
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WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL 575 NORTH RIVER STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA 18764 |
1 |
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MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL 700 QUINCY AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18510 |
2 |
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REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF SCRANTON 746 JEFFERSON AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18501 |
2 |
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HOSPITAL DAMAS INC PONCE BY PASS #2213 PONCE, PR 00717 |
2 |
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LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - HAZLETON 700 EAST BROAD STREET HAZLETON, PA 18201 |
3 |
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GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 1000 EAST MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD WILKES BARRE, PA 18711 |
3 |
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GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER 1822 MULBERRY STREET SCRANTON, PA 18510 |
4 |
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WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 601 PARK STREET HONESDALE, PA 18431 |
4 |
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WILKES BARRE VA MEDICAL CENTER 1111 EAST END BOULEVARD WILKES-BARRE, PA 18711 |
4 |
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ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUS 500 ST LUKE'S DRIVE LEHIGHTON, PA 18235 |
4 |
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ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS 100 ST LUKE'S LANE STROUDSBURG, PA 18360 |
5 |
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LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - DICKSON CITY 330 MAIN STREET DICKSON CITY, PA 18519 |
Not Available |
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CLARKS SUMMIT STATE HOSPITAL 1451 HILLSIDE DRIVE CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411 |
Not Available |
Ratings History for River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Medical Professionals Associated with River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
These are the doctors who are affiliated with River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- GERALD GIBBONS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- MICHALENE TORBIK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - REHABCLINICS SPT INC )
- IBRAHIM ALMEKY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ULTRA CARE URGENT AND FAMILY CARE )
Local Nursing Homes
When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.
The data is based on the dataset as of February 01, 2025.
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Ownership Details for River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
A list of all of the registered owners for River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.
Noted Deficiencies for River View Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 View Nursing and Rehabilitation 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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