Riverbend of South Natick: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverbend of South Natick is a 55-bed for-profit nursing home in S Natick, Massachusetts, part of Rehabilitation Associates. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Riverbend of South Natick
34 South Lincoln StreetS Natick, MA 01760
Middlesex 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 Riverbend of South Natick, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Massachusetts average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 85 aide hours a day, or about 11 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 | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.66 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.46 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.06 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.19 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.82 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Riverbend of South Natick left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). 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. Riverbend of South Natick holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Riverbend of South Natick
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Rehabilitation Associates, 6 homes
- Legal name: 34 Lincoln Street Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Riverbend of South Natick
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mary Ann Morse Nursing & Rehabilitation Natick | 1.5 | 124 | 2.54 | 4.13 | 31.1% | 5 | None |
| Adviniacare Newton Wellesley Wellesley | 2.4 | 110 | 2.41 | 3.59 | 20.7% | 4 | $132,408 |
| Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Ctr - Natick Natick | 3.1 | 53 | 2.02 | 3.71 | 32.5% | 4 | $10,517 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility at North Hill (The) Needham · staffing data not validated | 3.3 | 72 | — | — | 24.3% | 2 | $16,153 |
| Elizabeth Seton Wellesley · staffing data not validated | 3.5 | 84 | — | — | 23.1% | 4 | None |
| Eliot Center for Health and Rehabilitation Natick | 3.6 | 114 | 2.10 | 3.71 | 40.5% | 3 | None |
| Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Needham | 3.8 | 120 | 2.34 | 3.99 | 23.2% | 4 | $8,788 |
| Royal Wayland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Wayland | 4.1 | 40 | 2.00 | 3.48 | 54.5% | 5 | $10,725 |
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.