River's Bend Retirement Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River's Bend Retirement Community is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in Kuttawa, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 56.8% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
River's Bend Retirement Community
300 Beech StreetKuttawa, KY 42055
Lyon 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 Retirement Community, nurse aides logged 2.37 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kentucky average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.79 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
56.8% of nursing staff at River's Bend Retirement Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Kentucky average 2.9). 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 Retirement Community holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About River's Bend Retirement Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: RBRC, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 1995
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near River's Bend Retirement Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation Kuttawa | 1.6 | 65 | 2.07 | 3.30 | 61.1% | 3 | None |
| Calvert City Convalescent Center Calvert City | 11.9 | 95 | 4.07 | 5.63 | 43.5% | 5 | None |
| Princeton Nursing & Rehabilitation Princeton | 13.3 | 104 | 2.43 | 3.29 | 40.8% | 3 | None |
| Salem Springlake Health & Rehabilitation Center Salem | 15.3 | 75 | 1.81 | 3.11 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| Oakview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Calvert City | 18.2 | 100 | 1.81 | 3.47 | 67.7% | 2 | $15,646 |
| Crittenden County Health & Rehabilitation Center Marion | 18.3 | 101 | 1.79 | 3.09 | 57.4% | 3 | None |
| Lake Way Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Benton | 20.0 | 96 | 2.03 | 3.50 | 51.2% | 4 | None |
| Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cadiz | 21.7 | 50 | 1.96 | 3.46 | 50.0% | 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.