River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth
1319 Spring Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662 · Scioto County · (740) 354-6619
25 certified beds, about 22 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1992
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 365867 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 13, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Ohio average is 10.5, the national average 9.2).
Of 12 health citations since May 2022, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.63 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Ohio and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.63 of those hours.
18.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Ohio average 48.7%).
CMS links it to Hillstone Healthcare, an affiliated group of 9 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 12 health citations on file.
August 13, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
May 11, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- J Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, review of hospital records, policy review, review of local police reports, staff interview, resident interview and interview with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the facility failed to provide a safe and proper discharge to an appropriate location for Resident #25. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and the potential for serious life-threatening harm, injuries, and/or death on [DATE] when Resident #25, who had diagnoses including type two diabetes mellitus with two chronic ulcers, adult failure to thrive, functional quadriplegia, nicotine dependence, deep vein thrombosis, personality disorder, psychoactive substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and viral Hepatitis C, was discharged to an unknown location without housing, medications, or arrangements for ongoing care. [...]
February 20, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
May 16, 2022Standard inspection · 11 citations
- F 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of daily staffing sheets, review of employee time clock punches and staff interview the facility failed to ensure a Registered Nurse was on-duty and present in the facility for at least eight hours daily as required. This had the potential to affect all 22 residents residing in the facility.
- F Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure all required members of the Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) committee attended meetings at least quarterly. This had the potential to affect all 22 residents residing in the facility.
- D Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview the facility failed to timely initiate a significant change Minimum Dat Set (MDS) 3.0 assessment after a change in Resident #10's condition and discharge from Hospice services. This affected one resident (#10) of one resident reviewed for Hospice services.
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview the facility failed to accurately code medications on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessment for Resident #5. This affected one resident (#5) of five residents reviewed for unnecessary medication use.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview the facility failed to ensure ongoing communication with a Hospice provider regarding the care needs and services provided to Resident #10 and failed to ensure a treatment order for Resident #16 was specific to detail the actual treatment required or being provided to the resident. This affected one resident (#10) of one resident reviewed for Hospice services and one resident (#16) of three residents reviewed for change in condition.
- D Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, facility policy and procedure review and interview the facility failed to ensure ongoing assessments/monitoring of pressure ulcers, pressure ulcer interventions and treatments were provided for Resident #10 who was admitted to the facility with pressure ulcers. This affected one resident (#10) of two residents reviewed for pressure ulcers.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, facility policy and procedure review and interview the facility failed to ensure appropriate indwelling urinary catheter care was provided for Resident #18 to prevent urinary tract infections when staff failed to appropriately clean the resident's catheter. This affected one resident (#18) of two residents reviewed for catheters.
- D Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews the facility failed to ensure dietary recommendations were implemented and/or failed to ensure resident weights were obtained as ordered. This affected two residents (#10 and #16) of the three residents reviewed for nutrition.
- D Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, facility policy and procedure review and interview the facility failed to timely address pharmacy recommendations for Resident #20. This affected one resident (#20) of five residents reviewed for unnecessary medication use.
- D Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure the anti-histamine medication, Vistaril (for anxiety/agitation) was administered to Resident #11 with a current physician's order to ensure the medication was necessary. This affected one resident (#11) of five residents reviewed for unnecessary medication use.
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, medication insert review and interview the facility failed to maintain a medication error rate of less than five percent (%). The medication error rate was calculated to be 7.14% and included two medication errors of 28 medication administration opportunities. This affected two residents (#6 and #9) of three residents observed for medication administration.
Fire safety inspections
16 fire safety citations on file: 6 on August 13, 2026, 4 on February 20, 2025, 6 on May 16, 2022.
Every fire safety citation16 citations
- F Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Construct fire resistant interior walls.
- E Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- F Install proper backup exit lighting.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- F Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- C Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.63 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.24 | 3.28 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.03 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 18.2% | 48.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 43.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.63 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.79 on weekdays and 3.24 on weekends, 15% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.69 in April to June 2025 to 3.63 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.63 | 0.63 | 3.79 | 3.24 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 22 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.86 | 0.56 | 3.97 | 3.58 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 22 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.77 | 0.53 | 3.89 | 3.47 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 23 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.69 | 0.61 | 3.79 | 3.43 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 22 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Ohio, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.64 | 0.60 | 3.80 | 3.24 | 4.6% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Ohio
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.76 | $17.93 to $21.44 | 63,280 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.78 | $27.34 to $31.68 | 39,900 |
| Registered nurses | $39.67 | $38.08 to $47.61 | 143,730 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
CMS reports none of these results for this home: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Owners and operators
Legal business name: MCKENNA HEALTH CARE OF PORTSMOUTH INC. CMS links this home to Hillstone Healthcare, a group of 9 nursing homes averaging 4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berryman, Whitney | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 12/14/2020 | |
| Bergsten, Paul | Corporate director | Individual | 09/01/2017 | |
| Dapore, Matthew | Corporate director | Individual | 09/01/2017 | |
| Bergsten, Paul | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/01/2017 | |
| Dapore, Matthew | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/01/2017 | |
| Wheaton, Anthony | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2014 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on May 16, 2022: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 16, 2022: "Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 16, 2022: "Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition"
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 11, 2026: "Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.28.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Bridgeport Health Care Center Portsmouth, 0.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 28 citations
- Hill View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente Portsmouth, 1.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 16 citations
- Portsmouth Health and Rehab Portsmouth, 1.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation South Shore, 1.6 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Ayden Healthcare of Rosemount Pavilion Portsmouth, 4.3 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 42 citations
- Concord Health & Rehab Ctr Wheelersburg, 7.2 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- Best Care Health and Rehabilitation Wheelersburg, 7.5 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 43 citations
- Rest Haven Nursing Home McDermott, 8.3 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
Ohio contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Ohio. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Ohio Department of Health, Nursing Homes and Facilities, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Ohio Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 1-800-282-1206. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Ohio Long-Term Care Quality Navigator (Ohio Department of Aging), where Ohio publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on August 13, 2026. The Ohio average is 10.5.
- Has River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth?
- CMS lists 6 owners and managers, and links the home to Hillstone Healthcare. Legal business name: MCKENNA HEALTH CARE OF PORTSMOUTH INC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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