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Riverside Health Care Center

5100 West St Nw, Covington, GA 300147707870211Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 159Avg. daily residents: 153Chain: Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities)County: Newton

The complete public record on Riverside Health Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Covington, Georgia, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Georgia average: 2.6 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Riverside Health Care Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Rating trajectory: overall rating improved from 1 stars (July 2026) to 2 stars (August 2026) across 2 monthly CMS releases tracked by ClearPath.

Staffing

3.49 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.56)
0.25 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.50)
3.19 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
46.4% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (46.0)
50.0% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

May 14, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
7 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (5.2)
6 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

30 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 14, 20260644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20260677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20260684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20260695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.