Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda
Nursing home in Saluda, Virginia, CMS certification number 495430
672 Gloucester Road, Saluda, VA 23149 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $46,745 (1)
Does Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda 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 | 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 Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda 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
- 3.13
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.56
- Weekend total hours
- 2.60
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 6, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 20, 2022, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda 1 time in the past 3 years, for $46,745 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 50.7 residents live here, about 85% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 50.7
- Certified since
- April 23, 2021
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda
- Legal business name
- Patrick Henry Hospital, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Riverside Health System, 4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda
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- Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Sanders7385 Walker Ave, Gloucester 23061
Who inspects nursing homes in Virginia
Virginia'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 Virginia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda, 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 Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda
What is the CMS star rating of Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Saluda?
Patrick Henry Hospital, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.