Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation is a 131-bed for-profit nursing home in Kansas City, Kansas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 35.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation
7850 Freeman AvenueKansas City, KS 66112
Wyandotte 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 Post Acute Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Kansas average. With about 118 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.28 | 3.60 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
35.5% of nursing staff at Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 8.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $84,023 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Fine | $19,503 |
| May 21, 2025 | Payment Denial | 12 days from Jun 11, 2025 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Fine | $64,520 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Big Blue Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Providence Place Kansas City | 1.3 | 45 | 1.80 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City Kansas City · abuse citation | 1.4 | 70 | 2.77 | 4.34 | 60.4% | 2 | $28,834 |
| Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Kansas City | 1.8 | 56 | 2.54 | 3.85 | 80.0% | 1 | $15,421 |
| Life Care Center of Kansas City Kansas City | 2.7 | 82 | 2.13 | 3.48 | 52.2% | 3 | None |
| Kaw River Care and Rehab Edwardsville | 5.4 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.56 | 58.1% | 1 | None |
| Edwardsville Care and Rehab Edwardsville · abuse citation | 5.4 | 102 | 1.53 | 2.24 | 22.0% | 2 | $38,753 |
| Parkway Operator LLC Edwardsville | 5.4 | 45 | 2.04 | 3.43 | 51.2% | 3 | $14,385 |
| Brookdale Rosehill Shawnee | 7.1 | 92 | 1.81 | 3.94 | 40.0% | 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.