River's Bend Health & Rehab Center
Nursing home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395395
800 King Russ Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109 · Dauphin County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 198
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- $45,331 (2)
Does River's Bend Health & Rehab Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River's Bend Health & Rehab 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River's Bend Health & Rehab 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
- 3.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.10
- Weekend total hours
- 3.31
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 68%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2026 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2025, found 12.
CMS shows an abuse icon for River's Bend Health & Rehab 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 fined River's Bend Health & Rehab Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $45,331 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 151.2 residents live here, about 76% of its 198 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 198
- Average residents per day
- 151.2
- Certified since
- December 1, 1977
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River's Bend Health & Rehab Center
- Legal business name
- Capital Health & Rehab Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 126 homes nationally under Saber Healthcare Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near River's Bend Health & Rehab Center
- Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center1205 South 28th Street, Harrisburg 17111
- Amoroso Healthcare and Rehabilitation Woodridge3625 North Progress Ave, Harrisburg 17110
- Capitol Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center4000 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg 17112
- Homeland Center1901 North Fifth Street, Harrisburg 17102
- The Gardens at Camp Hill46 Erford Road, Camp Hill 17011
See also all nursing homes in Harrisburg.
Who inspects nursing homes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania, the 5 in Harrisburg, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River's Bend Health & Rehab 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's Bend Health & Rehab Center
What is the CMS star rating of River's Bend Health & Rehab Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River's Bend Health & Rehab Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River's Bend Health & Rehab Center?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River's Bend Health & Rehab Center?
Capital Health & Rehab Center, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.