River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

CCN 345215 · TAR RIVER LTC GROUP, LLC · For profit - Corporation · PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE chain · 140 certified beds · Beaufort · NC


River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 140-bed nursing home in Washington, North Carolina. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1981-10-01. It averages 121.5 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS lists 31 health-inspection deficiencies for River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since 2023-04-27, 18 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-22.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-08-22F0726, F0880Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.J
2025-08-22F0602, F0755, F0812Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2025-08-22F0550, F0554, F0578, F0656, F0657, F0773Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.D
2025-07-18F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2024-07-26F0657, F0812Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2024-07-26F0690, F0761Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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.D
2024-06-21F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.J
2023-08-04F0660Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.D
2023-04-27F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.E
2023-04-27F0554, F0561, F0582, F0607, F0645, F0655, F0656, F0688, F0698, F0867, F0883Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D
2023-04-27F0888Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19C

Why was River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center fined 2 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-07-18Fine$17,345
2024-06-21Fine$15,646

How is River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?

MeasureThis facilityNC average
Total nursing staff turnover (%)67.149.0
Average number of residents per day121.586.9

Who owns River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and what chain is it in?

River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name TAR RIVER LTC GROUP, LLC and belongs to the PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
CORPORATE DIRECTORJOHNSON, DIANNEsince 01/01/2011
CORPORATE OFFICERBOICE, GALEsince 03/05/2018
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLPRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE, INC., BARKER, JOETTAsince 01/01/2011
ADP OF THE SNFBARKER, JOETTA, BOICE, GALE, HILL, RAYMOND, HILL, ROBERT, HILL, STEPHEN, SKAHILL, STEVENsince 01/01/2011

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