River City Living Community sits in Jefferson City and offers long-term nursing home care for seniors in an 87-bed facility, and folks can pay through Medicaid, Medi-Cal, or Medicare if needed, which takes some burden off families trying to figure out payments, and being licensed as a Skilled Nursing Facility with license number #04826 means the place follows state rules about healthcare for older adults; the staff, who are overseen by Physician Medical Directors and have experience with both physical and occupational therapy, memory and Alzheimer's care, hospice, and personalized dietary guidance, try their best to cover folks' physical, mental, and emotional needs, and the nursing staff spends about 4.04 hours per resident per day, which happens to be more time than the state average, though the nurse turnover rate is very high, which sometimes means folks might see new faces more often than they'd like when staff changes happen quite a bit.
The place reports an average of 40 residents each day, making it a mid-sized home, and the management's been with LTC Management Services LLC since 2016, with James and Judy Lincoln owning equal parts; despite their focus on helping residents feel at home and offering things like daily department meetings, open room exploration, transport for appointments, activities, and accessible vans, inspection reports have found issues with nutrition that include not always sticking to planned menus and not always meeting every nutritional need for residents, along with a handful of other citations-thirty-nine documented deficiencies-many tied to infection control, including not always fully meeting requirements around COVID-19 vaccination education and recordkeeping. Residents get a well-kept space with basics for safety and comfort, some chances for community engagement, accessible rehabilitation spaces, onsite therapy, general counseling, and a promise to listen, but like many places it's had its share of challenges and changes, seen in its staff turnover and inspection reports, all trying to balance care and the realities of running a skilled nursing facility. The home holds a 3.2 rating from 12 reviews, and folks can take a virtual tour if they want a look before stopping by.
