Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Loveland, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 43.8% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center
821 Duffield CtLoveland, CO 80537
Larimer County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Colorado average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 161 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.97 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.08 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
43.8% of nursing staff at Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). 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. Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Cottontail Creek Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| North Shore Health & Rehab Facility Loveland | 1.6 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.57 | 45.4% | 4 | None |
| The Green House Homes at Mirasol Loveland | 1.8 | 90 | 3.45 | 5.02 | 35.0% | 5 | $7,544 |
| Good Samaritan - Loveland Village Loveland · abuse citation | 2.1 | 104 | 1.79 | 3.39 | 35.2% | 3 | $51,424 |
| Berthoud Care and Rehabilitation Berthoud | 6.3 | 76 | 1.96 | 3.33 | — | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society -- Fort Collins Village Fort Collins | 6.5 | 64 | 2.18 | 3.49 | 38.2% | 4 | None |
| Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 8.4 | 130 | 2.54 | 4.03 | 92.6% | 4 | None |
| Columbine Commons Health and Rehab LLC Windsor | 10.0 | 60 | 2.29 | 4.02 | 92.0% | 5 | None |
| Centre Avenue Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 10.8 | 90 | 1.86 | 3.53 | — | 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.