Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation
7850 Freeman Avenue, Kansas City, KS, 66112
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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.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has designated this facility a Special Focus Facility — one of a small group nationwide with a persistent pattern of substandard care requiring more frequent federal oversight. SFFs are inspected roughly every six months. Ask for the most recent inspection summary and corrective-action plan before deciding.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 131 · avg 120 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 32.1% — lower than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 11.1% — lower than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 41.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Kansas averageKansas avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $84,023 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 175298
- Certified beds
- 131 beds · avg 120 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Big Blue Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Brent Wilson
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Craig Fitch
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Cory Schulte
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
- Gateway Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2016
- Soon Burnam
Corporate Officer · since 2016
- The Ensign Group Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2016
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 32)
- D0677·Nov 19, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0849·Nov 19, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
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.
- D0757·Nov 19, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0699·Nov 19, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- E0689·Nov 19, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0686·Nov 19, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0656·Nov 19, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0628·Nov 19, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $20K · 1 payment denial
- 20241 fine · $65K
Most recent events
- May 21, 2025Payment denial · 12 days · starting Jun 11, 2025
- May 21, 2025Fine · $20K
- Jun 4, 2024Fine · $65K
Largest single fine on record: $65K.
Fire-safety citations
22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file, including 1 at severity J–L. Most recent: Nov 19, 2025. 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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