Riverside Care Center
Nursing Home · 899 Nw 4th Street, Miami, FL 33128 · 3053261236
Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 4.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 4.2 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 3.3 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 4.3 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 120 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Individual |
| Operator | Stacey Health Care Centers Inc Riverside Care Center |
| Certified since | 1983-04-14 |
| CMS overall star | 5 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $$$$ of 5 · ~$516/day reported charge (within FL) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 6 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
Recent inspection findings
The 6 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-06 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, tag 0645) | D | corrected 2025-04-02 |
| 2025-03-06 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0684) | D | corrected 2025-04-02 |
| 2025-03-06 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, tag 0842) | D | corrected 2025-04-02 |
| 2023-09-21 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0695) | D | corrected 2023-10-19 |
| 2023-09-21 | Post nurse staffing information every day. (Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies, tag 0732) | F | corrected 2023-10-18 |
| 2022-09-15 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies, tag 0814) | D | corrected 2022-10-10 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 4.96 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.78 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 3.69 · FL 3.66)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 1.21 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.66 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 3.32 · LPN 0.43 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 4.17 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.35 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 33.3% · RN turnover 42.4% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.36 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 8 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the FL state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 7% | not reported | worse than 97% of US homes · FL median 1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0.9% | 3.1 → 0.6 → 0 → 0 | worse than 69% of US homes · FL median 0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 12.7% | 17.2 → 13 → 13.7 → 7.2 | better than 52% of US homes · FL median 7.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 12.9% | 14.3 → 13.5 → 12.8 → 11.3 | better than 52% of US homes · FL median 7.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 3.3% | 4.1 → 2.1 → 4.4 → 2.5 | better than 67% of US homes · FL median 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 7.9% | 11.6 → 11 → 5.8 → 4.2 | better than 75% of US homes · FL median 8.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 0.5% | 1.9 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 91% of US homes · FL median 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 0.2% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $516/day · $$$$ (price tier 4 of 5 among Florida nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 80% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 9% other/private · 93% occupancy
- Florida median (quoted rates): $340/day semi-private · $400/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Hospitals serving Miami-Dade County
Hospitals in the same county — those with an emergency department first, then by CMS hospital star rating. Useful for transfers and emergencies.
| Hospital | City | ER | CMS star | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami | Yes | 5★ | Acute care |
| Doctors Hospital | Coral Gables | Yes | 5★ | Acute care |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | Miami | Yes | 5★ | Acute care |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | Miami | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Homestead Hospital | Homestead | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus | Hialeah | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Miami-Dade County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.