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River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Washington, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
About River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center brings together compassionate care and clinical expertise in Washington, North Carolina. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation team helps residents recover strength and independence through personalized treatment plans, expert medical oversight, and therapeutic support tailored to each person's goals.
Community at a glance
Capacity
140 residents
Location
Washington, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
250 Lovers Lane, Washington, North Carolina 27889
Medicare inspection record
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 August 22, 2025, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).
Medicare fined River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, $32,991 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 67%Above the North Carolina average |
4 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 22, 2025 · Standard inspection · 11 citations
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Sep 26, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 26, 2025Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Dec 19, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Sep 26, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceAlready fixed by Dec 19, 2024Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 26, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 26, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 26, 2025Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 26, 2025Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2025
July 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed before the inspection
July 26, 2024 · Standard inspection · 4 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Aug 12, 2024Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Aug 12, 2024Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 12, 2024Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Aug 12, 2024
June 21, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by May 24, 2024
Fines and payment denials
2 fines totaling $32,991 in the last three years.
- July 18, 2025Fine: $17,345
- June 21, 2024Fine: $15,646
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Tar River LTC Group, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 122
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- October 1, 1981
- Part of a chain
- Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 345215
Location
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250 Lovers LaneWashington, NC 27889
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Questions about River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
How did River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on August 22, 2025 and cited 11 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
Has River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, totaling $32,991.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.