Overview
River's Bend Retirement Community has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Kuttawa. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 73% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 17, 2025, 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's Bend Retirement Community is a nonprofit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 37 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
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Top 33%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- 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 staff3.47 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.49 hrs
- Nurse aides2.38 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 37
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 29, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes