River City Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River City Center is a 183-bed for-profit nursing home in Decatur, Alabama, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 51.9% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
River City Center
1350 Fourteenth Avenue SoutheastDecatur, AL 35601
Morgan 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 River City Center, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Alabama average. With about 163 residents a day, that works out to roughly 304 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.86 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.96 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.10 | 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
51.9% of nursing staff at River City Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2021. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (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. River City Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About River City Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Sunbridge Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 8, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near River City Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Decatur Health & Rehab Center Decatur | 2.5 | 119 | 2.57 | 3.97 | 61.8% | 1 | $25,367 |
| Madison Manor Nursing Home Madison | 14.1 | 80 | 2.79 | 4.31 | 49.5% | 3 | None |
| Summerford Health and Rehab, LLC Falkville | 14.3 | 216 | 1.94 | 3.36 | 59.0% | 2 | $25,568 |
| Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC Athens | 15.0 | 149 | 2.48 | 3.86 | 43.7% | 5 | None |
| Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Athens | 15.2 | 170 | 1.94 | 3.36 | 48.3% | 3 | None |
| Falkville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Falkville · SFF candidate | 15.4 | 116 | 2.45 | 3.79 | 55.2% | 1 | $146,615 |
| Valley View Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Madison | 17.1 | 155 | 2.85 | 4.42 | 70.8% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Moulton Moulton | 19.3 | 136 | 2.37 | 3.80 | 50.8% | 5 | 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.