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RIVER BLUFF NURSING HOME is a for profit - corporation nursing home in ROCKFORD, IL with 304 certified beds.
Capacity
304 residents
Location
Rockford, IL
Status
Listed in a public registry
4401 NORTH MAIN STREET, Rockford, Illinois 61103
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 24, 2026, state inspectors cited 18 health deficiencies (the Illinois average is 12.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 11 minutes with each resident a day, above the Illinois average of 3 hours 27 minutes.
Medicare fined River Bluff Nursing Home 2 times in the last three years, $48,629 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 11 minutesAbove the Illinois average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 48 minutesAbove the Illinois average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 44% |
37 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 24, 2026 · Standard inspection · 12 citations
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
May 26, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
2 fines totaling $48,629 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on June 24, 2026 and cited 18 health deficiencies, 7 of them from complaint investigations. The Illinois average is 12.5.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 11 minutes with each resident per day, including 48 minutes from registered nurses. 44% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined River Bluff Nursing Home 2 times in the last three years, totaling $48,629.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.