River's Bend Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River's Bend Health Services is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 40.9% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
River's Bend Health Services
960 S Rapids RdManitowoc, WI 54220
Manitowoc 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's Bend Health Services, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Wisconsin average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.13 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.9% of nursing staff at River's Bend Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). 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's Bend Health Services holds 3 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About River's Bend Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Manitowoc LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near River's Bend Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Shady Lane Nursing Care Center Manitowoc | 1.5 | 50 | 3.13 | 5.11 | 37.7% | 5 | None |
| St Marys Home for the Aged Manitowoc | 1.7 | 84 | 3.51 | 5.09 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Manitowoc LLC Manitowoc | 1.9 | 150 | 2.32 | 3.89 | 41.5% | 4 | $76,944 |
| North Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Manitowoc | 3.1 | 94 | 2.25 | 3.91 | 50.8% | 2 | $12,740 |
| Hamilton Health Services Two Rivers | 8.8 | 125 | 2.23 | 3.98 | 42.1% | 4 | None |
| Willowdale Health Services New Holstein | 21.2 | 49 | 1.71 | 3.47 | 40.0% | 3 | None |
| Morningside Health Services Sheboygan | 21.3 | 50 | 2.11 | 3.75 | 64.7% | 3 | None |
| Homestead Health Services New Holstein | 21.5 | 50 | 2.01 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 3 | $79,927 |
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.