River Landing at Sandy Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River Landing at Sandy Ridge is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Colfax, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 47% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 29.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
River Landing at Sandy Ridge
1575 John Knox DriveColfax, NC 27235
Guilford 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 Landing at Sandy Ridge, nurse aides logged 3.45 hours per resident per day, 47% above the North Carolina average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 187 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.45 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.52 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.90 | 3.40 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
29.5% of nursing staff at River Landing at Sandy Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a North Carolina average of 49.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). 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 Landing at Sandy Ridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About River Landing at Sandy Ridge
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Presbyterian Homes, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near River Landing at Sandy Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 5.7 | 138 | 2.28 | 3.55 | 70.3% | 3 | $14,511 |
| North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville Kernersville | 5.7 | 120 | 4.19 | 7.23 | — | 5 | None |
| Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 5.9 | 92 | 2.35 | 3.81 | 66.1% | 3 | $10,699 |
| Maryfield Nursing Home High Point | 6.0 | 115 | 2.74 | 4.04 | 18.0% | 5 | None |
| The Shannon Gray Rehabilitation & Recovery Center Jamestown | 6.3 | 150 | 2.39 | 3.83 | 56.9% | 3 | None |
| Meridian Center High Point | 6.9 | 199 | 1.72 | 2.95 | 56.6% | 1 | $88,566 |
| Friends Homes at Guilford Greensboro | 7.2 | 69 | 3.80 | 5.07 | 45.3% | 5 | None |
| Adams Farm Living & Rehabilitation Jamestown | 7.3 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.48 | 56.8% | 2 | $24,252 |
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.