Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center
745 Main St, East Hartford, CT, 06108
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: National Health Care Associates
- Certified beds
- 345 · avg 285 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 22.4% — lower than most Connecticut nursing homesConnecticut avg: 37.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 46.3% — higher than most Connecticut nursing homesConnecticut avg: 37.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Connecticut averageConnecticut avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $61,394 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 075257
- Certified beds
- 345 beds · avg 285 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Riverside Health Care Center, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- National Health Care Associates
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the National Health Care Associates chain — 43 facilities across 6 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- David Smilovitz Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2019
- Karen h Chadderton
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2016
- The Harry And Helen Ostreicher Family Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 17% · since 2013
- Agnes Zitter
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 6% · since 2009
- Doris Laufer
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2009
- Marvin j. Ostreicher
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2009
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 43)
- D0842·Jan 22, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E0761·Jan 22, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- E0695·Jan 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0692·Jan 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- E0689·Jan 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0684·Jan 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0658·Jan 22, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0657·Jan 22, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $13K
- 20241 fine · $33K
- 20231 fine · $15K
Most recent events
- Mar 11, 2025Fine · $13K
- Jan 10, 2024Fine · $33K
- Aug 1, 2023Fine · $15K
Largest single fine on record: $33K.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 10, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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