Riverside Health and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverside Health and Rehab is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Charleston, South Carolina, part of Fundamental Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 46.2% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Riverside Health and Rehab
2375 Baker Hosp BlvdCharleston, SC 29405
Charleston 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 Riverside Health and Rehab, nurse aides logged 1.52 hours per resident per day, 30% below the South Carolina average. With about 155 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.52 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.72 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.45 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
46.2% of nursing staff at Riverside Health and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a South Carolina average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $27,788 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Fine | $5,422 |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Fine | $5,423 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Fine | $16,943 |
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. Riverside Health and Rehab holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Riverside Health and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Fundamental Healthcare, 66 homes
- Legal name: Thi of South Carolina at Charleston, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Riverside Health and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare - Charleston Charleston | 4.3 | 88 | 2.67 | 5.09 | 32.4% | 2 | $25,495 |
| Ashley River Healthcare Charleston | 4.3 | 125 | 1.98 | 3.59 | — | 5 | $46,164 |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island Charleston | 4.7 | 60 | 2.71 | 4.95 | 68.4% | 2 | $8,428 |
| Kempton Of Charleston Charleston | 5.4 | 23 | 2.66 | 5.04 | 64.7% | 5 | $6,032 |
| The Reserve Healthcare And Rehabilitation Charleston | 6.6 | 135 | 1.65 | 3.35 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
| Sandpiper Post Acute Mount Pleasant · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 8.1 | 176 | 1.73 | 3.05 | 53.9% | 1 | $73,787 |
| Oak Harbor Healthcare Mt Pleasant | 8.1 | 132 | 1.96 | 3.41 | — | 3 | $7,901 |
| Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center Charleston | 8.6 | 41 | 2.85 | 5.37 | 33.9% | 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.