Nursing home report

River Bluff Health & Rehabilitation

Registered name: RIVER BLUFF NURSING HOME

ROCKFORD, IL · Medicare-certified · 304 beds

Needs attention

Government-run

Data as of September 1, 2026

2 of 5 overall

River Bluff Health & Rehabilitation in Rockford, IL has an overall 2-star rating, with 2 stars for health inspections and quality measures, but 4 stars for staffing. Reported staffing is 4.19 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and the facility has had $38,430 in fines in the last 24 months, including a recent federal penalty.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.188 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: June 24, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $38,430recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.188.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.80
Licensed practical nurses: 0.87
Nurse aides: 2.52
Weekend nursing: 3.86

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 44%

Registered nurse turnover: 29%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

27.8%26.9%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0.8%5.4%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.8%2.8%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

9.3%7.6%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

2%13.8%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

27.4%13.6%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

23.2%12%Improving

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

7.8%14.3%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

5%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.1%1%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

27.3%32%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.1%5.3%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—100%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.2%100%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—95.7%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

95.6%100%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited June 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.