River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center is a 74-bed for-profit nursing home in Emmett, Idaho, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Idaho average of 2.44, and 52.4% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
714 North Butte AvenueEmmett, ID 83617
Gem 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 Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Idaho average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 133 aide hours a day, or about 17 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 | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.50 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
52.4% of nursing staff at River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Idaho average 10.2). 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 Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Gem Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cherry Ridge of Cascadia Emmett · SFF candidate | 1.3 | 40 | 1.60 | 3.08 | 66.7% | 1 | None |
| Caldwell Care of Cascadia Caldwell | 18.0 | 68 | 2.45 | 3.77 | 47.3% | 1 | None |
| Canyon West of Cascadia Caldwell | 18.6 | 103 | 1.67 | 3.08 | 49.3% | 4 | None |
| Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Meridian | 19.0 | 139 | 2.04 | 3.73 | 53.1% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Cascadia of Nampa Nampa · SFF candidate | 20.0 | 100 | 2.19 | 3.69 | 46.0% | 2 | $68,518 |
| Arbor Valley of Cascadia Boise | 20.0 | 148 | 1.87 | 3.50 | 53.7% | 3 | None |
| Karcher Post Acute Nampa · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 20.2 | 66 | 2.27 | 3.98 | 43.9% | 1 | $41,603 |
| Meridian Meadows Transitional Care Meridian · abuse citation | 20.5 | 52 | 2.15 | 3.73 | — | 1 | 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.