River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged

Nursing home in Jacksonville, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 11401 Old Saint Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258
Phone: (904) 260-1818
Listed under: Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 105016
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 5 of 5
Staffing rating: 5 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 180
Average residents per day: 163
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 105016. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Oct 31, 2024. CMS lists 2 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 29, 2021 to Apr 29, 2021): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Apr 29, 2021	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 29, 2021	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.68 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.91 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.93 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 4.22 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 30%
RN turnover (yearly): 23%
Administrators who left in the past year: 1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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