Diversicare of Riverchase: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Diversicare of Riverchase is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Diversicare Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 33.8% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Diversicare of Riverchase
2500 Riverhaven DriveBirmingham, AL 35244
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Diversicare of Riverchase, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Alabama average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 241 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.05 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.70 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
33.8% of nursing staff at Diversicare of Riverchase left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 1, 2021. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Alabama average 4.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Diversicare of Riverchase holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Diversicare of Riverchase
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Diversicare Healthcare, 44 homes
- Legal name: Diversicare of Riverchase LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Diversicare of Riverchase
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Galleria Woods Skilled Nursing Facility Birmingham | 1.8 | 30 | 2.58 | 4.36 | 69.8% | 2 | None |
| South Haven Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 2.3 | 101 | 2.66 | 3.95 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Hoover, LLC Hoover | 2.6 | 118 | 2.61 | 4.80 | 67.3% | 1 | None |
| Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River Vestavia | 4.7 | 120 | 3.07 | 4.86 | 62.4% | 1 | $16,801 |
| Brookdale University Park SNF (Al) Birmingham | 5.7 | 66 | 2.14 | 3.90 | 44.6% | 1 | None |
| Elite Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center Birmingham | 6.2 | 143 | 2.49 | 3.28 | 52.4% | 1 | $6,682 |
| South Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 8.3 | 83 | 2.89 | 4.19 | 53.4% | 2 | $8,569 |
| Shelby Ridge Nursing Home Alabaster | 8.6 | 131 | 3.05 | 4.82 | 62.4% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.