River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    1335 6th St, Del Norte, CO 81132
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.73·(55)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.8
    • Value

      4.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Visible, accessible leadership presence
    • Clean, well-maintained interior and grounds
    • Bright, cheerful decor and communal spaces
    • Pleasant outdoor courtyard and landscaping
    • Calm, peaceful atmosphere
    • Resident-focused rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Plentiful, well-prepared meals and guest dining options
    • Professional clinical staff and physicians
    • High standards for resident appearance and personal care
    • Welcoming visitor experience and family trust
    • Staff willingness to go above and beyond

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness and timeliness
    • Variability in staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Gaps in management oversight affecting care continuity
    • Intermittent safety and care-timeliness concerns
    • Inconsistent family communication and information-sharing

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression across the summaries is largely positive: many visitors and family members describe a clean, well-kept facility with bright, inviting decor and a pleasant outdoor courtyard. Leadership visibility and approachability are recurring strengths, and several accounts named specific leaders whose presence inspired confidence. The facility’s rehabilitation focus and attentive caregiving are highlighted repeatedly, and reviewers often described residents as well dressed, content, and comfortable.

    Care quality is generally characterized as compassionate and resident-centered. Caregivers and CNAs are frequently described as kind, helpful, and willing to go beyond routine duties. Reviewers also pointed to professional clinical staff and an environment that supports end-of-life choices and comfort. That said, there are noticeable inconsistencies: some accounts describe delays in basic care responsiveness and concerns about timeliness. Those operational gaps suggest variability in how care is delivered across shifts or individual staff members.

    Staff strengths include friendliness, accessibility, and a supportive attitude toward families and visitors. Leadership visibility was specifically noted as reassuring. Conversely, some family accounts described unhelpful or discourteous interactions with particular employees, and phone- or face-to-face communication tone was occasionally a point of friction. These descriptions point to variability in staff professionalism and the need for consistent communication standards.

    Dining and communal life are described positively. Several reviewers praised meal quality and portioning, and guest dining experiences were mentioned as pleasant. The facility’s atmosphere—calm, peaceful, and cheerfully decorated—supports social visits and appears to contribute to a generally relaxed environment for residents.

    Facilities and housekeeping receive consistent praise: reviewers described the building and grounds as clean, fresh-smelling, and attractively decorated, with attention to resident appearance and laundry. The courtyard and floral landscaping were highlighted as meaningful quality-of-life features. Overall, physical environment indicators are strong and support rehabilitation and daily living needs.

    Management and operational patterns show mixed signals. While leadership presence is a positive, there are also notes of management-related issues that manifest as inconsistent care continuity, delayed responses to basic needs, and occasional safety- or timeliness-related concerns. Family communication was not uniformly reliable across accounts; prospective families may want to ask specific questions about response-time protocols, shift staffing ratios, and how concerns are escalated and resolved.

    Notable pattern: the dominant tone is favorable, emphasizing cleanliness, compassionate care, and a welcoming environment. However, a minority of accounts describe meaningful service inconsistencies—primarily around responsiveness, staff conduct, and communication—that could materially affect individual experience. Recommendation for prospective residents and families: schedule an in-person visit during multiple times of day, meet leadership and frontline staff, sample a meal, and ask targeted questions about staffing, response times, and policies for palliative or end-of-life care to confirm consistency with your expectations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.

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    Location

    River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is located at 1335 6th St, Del Norte, CO, 81132.

    About River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits in Del Norte, Colorado, and goes about its business as a non-profit nursing home. The building has had some recent renovations to make things more comfortable for the people living there, and when you visit, you'll notice it's not flashy but does feel welcoming with nice mountain views and some outdoor spaces you can sit and enjoy. The center serves people who need different kinds of care, so there are options for folks who need skilled nursing, long-term help, memory care, or even just some rehab after surgery before heading home again. They've got programs for people recovering from things like heart trouble or broken bones, and you'll find a team there for specialized therapy-wound healing, pain management, diabetes checks, and things like that-with therapy and rehab services running every day of the week using updated equipment. The staff includes registered nurses around the clock, and they try to give each person the attention and care that fits them best, and they meet federal staffing rules, which means residents there should get at least 3.45 hours of nursing care each day-2.45 hours from aides and at least .55 from a registered nurse-since they're working to meet stricter government guidelines that are being phased in over a few years. River Valley takes Medicaid and Medicare, so that's a help for a lot of families. The reputation for health inspections and staffing ratings recently hasn't been the best, with scores below or sometimes much below average, and some folks might care about that, but the place has got proper accreditation and ties into the community, working to make things kind of home-like. They have memory care services for people with dementia, and staff focus on independence as much as they can. You'll also see support for families, hospice, home care, and adult day services, with a mix of options depending on what someone needs at the time, and the broader setup means they've seen lots of folks from the area over the years. It's managed as part of CHCA District V, and you'll see a team that tries to treat residents, their guests, and staff like family, approaching their work like good neighbors who want everybody to feel safe and included. Amenities aren't fancy but are made to help you feel comfortable, so with a range of care choices, steady staff, and a simple, steady approach to rehabilitation and support, River Valley does its best to serve people who need a little more help to get by.

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