Blountstown, FL

River Valley Rehabilitation Center

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

17884 Ne Crozier St, Blountstown, FL

(850) 674-5464

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Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

150

Certified beds

Average residents

124

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Sovereign Healthcare Holdings

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1984-11-01

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

43 facilities

Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.54

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.93

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.14

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.60

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.47

RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.23

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.34

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.05

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.63

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.24

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.16

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

24%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

35%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

6,735

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

31.86

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9867

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

1.87

Baseline 18.37% · Performance 20.57% · Measure score 1.87 · Achievement 1.87 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

2.21

Baseline 6.62% · Performance 7.17% · Measure score 2.21 · Achievement 2.21 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

5.39

Baseline 50.36% · Performance 41.67% · Measure score 5.39 · Achievement 5.39 · Improvement 2.91

Adjusted total nurse staffing

3.27

Baseline 4.23 hours · Performance 4.01 hours · Measure score 3.27 · Achievement 3.27 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	8.79%	10.72% 1.9 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 82 · Observed rate 2.44% · Lower 95% interval 6.21%
Discharge to community	24.32%	50.57% 26.2 pts worse	Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 53 · Observed rate 11.32% · Lower 95% interval 14.84%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.37	1.02 0.4 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up	98.46%	95.27% 3.2 pts better	Numerator 64 · Denominator 65
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 65
Discharge self-care score	66.67%	53.69% 13 pts better	Numerator 30 · Denominator 45
Discharge mobility score	44.44%	50.94% 6.5 pts worse	Numerator 20 · Denominator 45
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	1.54%	2.29% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 1 · Denominator 65 · Adjusted rate 1.2%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	7.17%	7.12% About the same	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 51 · Observed rate 5.88% · Lower 95% interval 4.11%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	2.21%	8.2% 6 pts worse	Numerator 4 · Denominator 181
Staff flu vaccination coverage	37.84%	42% 4.2 pts worse	Numerator 84 · Denominator 222
Discharge function score	53.33%	56.45% 3.1 pts worse	Numerator 24 · Denominator 45
Transfer of health information to provider	Not Available	95.95%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	24.14%	25.2% 1.1 pts worse	Numerator 7 · Denominator 29

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.4	2.1 0.7 pts better	1.9 0.5 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.1 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.4	1.2 0.2 pts worse	1.8 0.4 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	97.8% 2.2 pts better	93.4% 6.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	99.2% 0.8 pts better	95.5% 4.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.5%	2.6% 0.1 pts better	3.3% 0.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.1% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 2.4% · 4Q avg 2.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	8.4%	3.7% 4.7 pts worse	11.4% 3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.9% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 8.0% · Q4 13.0% · 4Q avg 8.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	4.5%	5.9% 1.4 pts better	5.4% 0.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 3.7% · Q3 8.5% · Q4 4.8% · 4Q avg 4.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	10.2%	15.7% 5.5 pts better	19.6% 9.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.6% · Q2 10.8% · Q3 11.8% · Q4 7.6% · 4Q avg 10.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	13.6%	9.8% 3.8 pts worse	16.7% 3.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.0% · Q2 15.2% · Q3 12.2% · Q4 12.8% · 4Q avg 13.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0% About the same	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	5.8%	11.7% 5.9 pts better	16.3% 10.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.2% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 7.4% · Q4 6.5% · 4Q avg 5.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	2.2%	9.8% 7.6 pts better	14.9% 12.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 1.0% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.4% 0.4 pts better	1.0% 1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	0.0%	0.8% 0.8 pts better	1.7% 1.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	5.5%	12.5% 7 pts better	19.8% 14.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.4% · Q2 5.7% · Q3 2.3% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 5.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	2.5%	5.1% 2.6 pts better	5.1% 2.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 3.1% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 2.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	94.3% 5.7 pts better	81.7% 18.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	6.9%	9.3% 2.4 pts better	12.0% 5.1 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 6.9% · Observed 7.0% · Expected 11.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.6%	1.5% 1.1 pts worse	1.6% 1 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	94.7% 5.3 pts better	79.7% 20.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	18.8%	26.2% 7.4 pts better	23.9% 5.1 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.8% · Observed 16.3% · Expected 20.6% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-03-27 · Fire 2025-03-27

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-12-20 · Fire 2023-12-20

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 3 Health 2022-07-21 · Fire 2022-07-21

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-27

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-05-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-27

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-05-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-21

K921 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.