Overview
Riverside Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Georgia average of 2.7. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Covington. It scores 2 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 14, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Georgia average of 4.8. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Georgia nursing homes have been fined.
Riverside Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 159 certified beds, caring for about 154 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.45 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.18 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.54 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 159
- Average residents per day
- 154
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes