Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation

Public-record details

Address

7850 Freeman Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66112

Phone

(913) 334-3666

Listed under

For-profit, Part of a retirement community

Medicare CCN

175298

Overall star rating

3 of 5 ★★★☆☆

Health inspection rating

2 of 5

Staffing rating

3 of 5

Quality measures rating

5 of 5

Certified beds

131

Average residents per day

118

Ownership

For-profit, corporation

Legal business name

Big Blue Healthcare LLC

Chain

The Ensign Group (342 facilities)

Certified for

Medicare and Medicaid

First approved by Medicare/Medicaid

Jul 1, 1994

Changed ownership in last 12 months

No

Continuing care retirement community

Yes

Located inside a hospital

No

Resident or family council

Resident council

Sprinklers in all required areas

Yes

CMS certification number 175298. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 7, 2026. CMS lists 44 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 11, 2024 to May 7, 2026): 23 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Showing the 12 most recent of 44. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

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 2 fines totalling $84,023 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions 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

3.53 hours

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day

0.47 hours

Nurse aide time per resident per day

2.11 hours

Total nurse staffing on weekends

3.28 hours

Nursing staff turnover (yearly)

36%

RN turnover (yearly)

8%

Administrators who left in the past year

0

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