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River Valley Nursing Home
Butler, KentuckyMedicare inspection record
About River Valley Nursing Home
River Valley Nursing Home is a for profit - corporation nursing home in Butler, KY with 60 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
60 residents
Location
Butler, KY
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
305 Taylor Street, Butler, Kentucky 41006
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 June 26, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Kentucky average is 2.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 29 minutes with each resident a day, below the Kentucky average of 3 hours 57 minutes.
Medicare has not fined River Valley Nursing Home in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 29 minutesBelow the Kentucky average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 50 minutesAbove the Kentucky average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 50%Above the Kentucky average |
Inspections
5 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 26, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Develop 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 Jul 31, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 31, 2025
September 6, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Oct 8, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Oct 2, 2024Provide 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 few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 8, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Cf Opco LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 59
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- June 24, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 185355
Location
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305 Taylor StreetButler, KY 41006
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Questions about River Valley Nursing Home
How did River Valley Nursing Home do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 26, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The Kentucky average is 2.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at River Valley Nursing Home?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 29 minutes with each resident per day, including 50 minutes from registered nurses. 50% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has River Valley Nursing Home been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against River Valley Nursing Home in the last three years.
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.