Overview
River Valley Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Butler. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 23, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 34% of Kentucky nursing homes have been fined.
River Valley Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 57 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 29%
Top 22%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 23, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.56 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.62 hrs
- Nurse aides2.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 57
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 24, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes