River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Del Norte, Colorado, CMS certification number 065424
1335 6th St, Del Norte, CO 81132 · Rio Grande County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 19, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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
- 2.91
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.44
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.81
- Weekend total hours
- 2.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 19, 2024 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 13, 2023, found 14.
CMS shows an abuse icon for River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 56.7 residents live here, about 95% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 56.7
- Certified since
- August 16, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Centennial Healthcare, 2.8-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado'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 Colorado, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.