Compiled from official CMS federal data
RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION, KANSAS CITY, KS — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION (CCN 175298), in KANSAS CITY, KS, has federal inspection findings. CMS also lists the facility in its Special Focus Facility program, the federal watch list CMS reserves for nursing homes with a persistent record of serious deficiencies.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 11 deficiencies; the most severe is rated E — which CMS classifies as "potential for harm," a level below actual harm (risk, but no harm confirmed). The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-11-19. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $84,023 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 1 abuse- or neglect-related citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Jun 2024). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 1 citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Jun 2024.
- 2 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Nov 2025.
- 2 pressure-ulcer care citations (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Nov 2025.
- 22 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
CMS lists this facility on its federal Special Focus Facility watch list.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
CMS does not publish an overall rating for this facility in the current data snapshot.
On the federal Special Focus Facility watch list
The federal watch list CMS reserves for nursing homes with a persistent record of serious deficiencies.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$84,023
CMS also records 12 days of payment denial.
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
29 more citations on file — Accidents & supervision 1 · Pressure ulcers 2 · Medication & pharmacy 4 · Resident rights 5 · Other citations 15 (expand)
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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 and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?