River Ridge Living Center
Nursing home in Amsterdam, New York, CMS certification number 335422
100 Sandy Drive, Amsterdam, NY 12010 · Montgomery County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 24
- Fines in 3 years
- $3,387 (1)
Does River Ridge Living Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Ridge Living Center 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River Ridge Living Center 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
- 3.22
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.03
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.87
- Weekend total hours
- 2.87
- Nursing staff turnover
- 74%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 81.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 18, 2025 and cited 24 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 10, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined River Ridge Living Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $3,387 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 105.2 residents live here, about 88% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 105.2
- Certified since
- December 1, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Ridge Living Center
- Legal business name
- River Ridge Operating LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near River Ridge Living Center
- Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility4988 State Hwy 30, Amsterdam 12010
- Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing302 Swart Hill Road, Amsterdam 12010
- Wells Rehabilitation and Nursing Center201 W Madison Avenue, Johnstown 12095
- Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home99 East State Street, Gloversville 12078
- Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare847 County Highway 122, Gloversville 12078
Who inspects nursing homes in New York
New York'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.
Compare all nursing homes in New York, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River Ridge Living Center, 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 Ridge Living Center
What is the CMS star rating of River Ridge Living Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Ridge Living Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Ridge Living Center?
24 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Ridge Living Center?
River Ridge Operating LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.