Riverview Health & Rehab Center
Nursing Home Facility
6711 Laroche Avenue, Savannah, GA 31406
Riverview Health & Rehab Center is a senior care community located in Savannah, GA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Savannah area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (912) 354-8225.
With 284 beds, Riverview Health & Rehab Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Savannah average about 24 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 56% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Savannah average of roughly 80%.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Savannah average about 2.4 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Savannah average about 4.5 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 46%.
The community is located in Chatham County, GA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 27 problems at Riverview Health & Rehab Center. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 5 that put residents in immediate danger. 7 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $92,794. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Riverview Health & Rehab Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 284
- Occupancy 56%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 46%
- Last health inspection March 2026
Resident & family reviews
I've lived in Savannah since 1981 & worked as an MSW ... I was sole- caregiver for my Mom with Alzheimer's. When i could no longer safely care for her and work, I knew to bring her here.
by Lawrence Marley, Jul 2014