River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
Nursing home in Emmett, Idaho, CMS certification number 135020
714 North Butte Avenue, Emmett, ID 83617 · Gem County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 74
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River's Edge Rehabilitation & 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River's Edge Rehabilitation & 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
- 3.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.73
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.98
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 21.4%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 6, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 63.4 residents live here, about 86% of its 74 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 74
- Average residents per day
- 63.4
- Certified since
- May 1, 1970
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
- Legal business name
- Gem Healthcare, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
- Cherry Ridge of Cascadia501 West Idaho Boulevard, Emmett 83617
- Caldwell Care of Cascadia210 Cleveland Boulevard, Caldwell 83605
- Canyon West of Cascadia2814 South Indiana Avenue, Caldwell 83605
- Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation1351 West Pine Avenue, Meridian 83642
- Cascadia of Nampa900 N Happy Valley Rd, Nampa 83687
Who inspects nursing homes in Idaho
Idaho'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 Idaho, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River's Edge Rehabilitation & 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's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center
What is the CMS star rating of River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center?
Gem Healthcare, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.