Riverside Health Care Center
Nursing home in Covington, Georgia, CMS certification number 115375
5100 West St NW, Covington, GA 30014 · Newton County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 159
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Riverside Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Riverside Health Care 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Riverside Health Care 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
- 3.45
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.18
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.73
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.54
- Weekend total hours
- 3.03
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 14, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 3, 2025, found 5.
Infection control citations: 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Riverside Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 153.7 residents live here, about 97% of its 159 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 159
- Average residents per day
- 153.7
- Certified since
- June 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Riverside Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Riverside Healthcare LP
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Wellington Health Care Services, 1.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Riverside Health Care Center
- Pruitthealth - Covington4148 Carroll Street, Covington 30015
- Westbury Center of Conyers for Nursing and Healing1420 Milstead Road, Conyers 30012
- Social Circle Nsg & Rehab Ctr671 North Cherokee Road, Social Circle 30025
- Rockdale Healthcare Center1510 Reniassance Drive, Conyers 30012
- PruittHealth - Lithonia, LLC2816 Evans Mill Road, Lithonia 30058
Who inspects nursing homes in Georgia
Georgia'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 Georgia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Riverside Health Care 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 Riverside Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Riverside Health Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Riverside Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Riverside Health Care Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Riverside Health Care Center?
Riverside Healthcare LP, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.