Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 100-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facility at 6301 Bass Road in Prospect, Jefferson County, holding Kentucky OIG license 100430 (active through 04/30/2027). CMS gives Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 2 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 100 / 92.0 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Venza Care Management (30 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | May 1, 1991 |
| Kentucky OIG license | #100430, 100 NF beds; Active through 04/30/2027 |
| Licensee of record (OIG) | Rivers Edge Snf Operations LLC |
On an average day it cares for about 92 residents, roughly 92% of its certified beds (above the 89% median across Louisville-area nursing homes). CMS has certified it since 1991, about 35 years.
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Inspectors last completed a standard health survey at Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on March 13, 2026; CMS counts 3 health deficiencies in that cycle, 3 from the survey itself and 0 from complaint visits.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on November 15, 2024, recorded 4 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Louisville-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 1, so Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits above the local middle.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $5,519 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Each resident at Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center receives about 3.09 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (lower than the metro median of 3.81), of which 0.45 hours come from registered nurses (lower than the metro median of 0.88).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 2.63 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 37.7% (lower than the metro median of 43.5%), and registered-nurse turnover is 30.8%. 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
With 100 certified beds it is smaller than the Jefferson County median of 102 licensed nursing-facility beds; the closest other certified nursing home is The Willows at Springhurst in Louisville, about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, rated 3 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Willows at Springhurst 3001 N. Hurstbourne Parkway, 40241 | 5.1 | 52 beds | 3 of 5 | December 3, 2025 | 4 |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab & Wellness Center 1801 Lynn Way, 40222 | 5.2 | 100 beds | 5 of 5 | August 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness Center 1705 Herr Lane, 40222 | 5.2 | 96 beds | 3 of 5 | June 18, 2025 | 1 |
| The Episcopal Church Home 7504 Westport Road, 40222 | 5.5 | 61 beds | 4 of 5 | August 15, 2025 | 1 |
| Lyndon Crossing 1101 Lyndon Lane, 40222 | 5.9 | 145 beds | Not rated by CMS | January 12, 2026 | 6 |
What is around Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Prospect?
Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits in the Prospect & Northeast Jefferson County part of Louisville; the nearest acute-care hospital on Kentucky's OIG hospital roster is Norton Brownsboro Hospital, roughly 4.5 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Baptist Health Louisville at about 6.2 miles. Hospital distances use the hospital's ZIP-code centroid, so treat them as approximate; actual drive times differ.
What should we ask on a tour of Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 3 deficiencies cited on March 13, 2026, and what changed afterward.
- Turnover of 37.7% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $5,519 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 92% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center accepts Kentucky Medicaid for long-term stays and how the $60 personal needs allowance is handled.
