River Landing at Sandy Ridge
Nursing home in Colfax, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345528
1575 John Knox Drive, Colfax, NC 27235 · Guilford County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does River Landing at Sandy Ridge take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Landing at Sandy Ridge is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River Landing at Sandy Ridge reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.00
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.98
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.53
- Weekend total hours
- 4.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 23%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 7.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 8, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 21, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for River Landing at Sandy Ridge in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 54.8 residents live here, about 91% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 54.8
- Certified since
- July 1, 2003
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Landing at Sandy Ridge
- Legal business name
- Presbyterian Homes, Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in North Carolina
North Carolina's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run River Landing at Sandy Ridge, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about River Landing at Sandy Ridge
What is the CMS star rating of River Landing at Sandy Ridge?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Landing at Sandy Ridge accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Landing at Sandy Ridge?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Landing at Sandy Ridge?
Presbyterian Homes, Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.