River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth

    1319 Spring St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.7ยท14 reviews

    Welcoming staff treated mother kindly

    I'm very pleased with this facility - clean, welcoming, and the staff are the sweetest. They treated my mother like family with kindness and respect, volunteered to do makeup and nails, and even ran fun karaoke nights; I'm truly thankful for their care.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.71ยท(14)

    Overall rating

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

      2.2
    • Staff

      2.4
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate, family-like staff interactions
    • Personal grooming and bedside engagement (makeup, nails)
    • Organized recreational activities (karaoke)
    • Courteous and respectful treatment of residents
    • Fair and attentive front-line caregivers

    Cons

    • Delayed response to call lights and telephone communication
    • Inconsistent medication administration and handling
    • Incontinence-care and sanitation management issues
    • Inadequate wound-care and clinical oversight
    • Variable staffing quality and responsiveness
    • Poor meal quality and food storage controls
    • Equipment and facility maintenance shortcomings
    • Weak family communication and discharge/transport coordination
    • Safety and monitoring process gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews indicate a mixed experience at this facility, with clear strengths in interpersonal care from many front-line staff but recurring operational and clinical-process concerns that affect resident safety and satisfaction.

    Care quality: Several reviewers praised the kindness and personal attention provided by individual caregivers, describing staff who treated residents with respect and offered extra vocational-style support such as grooming and bedside activities. However, there are multiple accounts of inconsistent clinical practice: delays in medication administration and oxygen delivery, lapses in wound-care oversight that in at least one instance preceded a hospital transfer, and ongoing incontinence-care and sanitation management issues. These clinical and care-process gaps suggest uneven adherence to clinical protocols and monitoring standards.

    Staff: Staff behavior is described in two contrasting ways. Many comments highlight warm, family-like interactions and compassionate bedside assistance. At the same time, other reports note unresponsiveness from nursing staff, unanswered call buttons and phones, and variability in staff competence. The pattern indicates that while some caregivers provide high-quality, person-centered care, staffing consistency and responsiveness are areas of concern.

    Dining and food service: Comments raise concerns about meal quality and food handling, including instances suggesting spoilage or poor food storage. Meal-service continuity may be unreliable and warrants review of kitchen processes, food safety practices, and dining oversight.

    Activities and resident engagement: Positive notes include organized social activities and hands-on engagement such as karaoke and staff-assisted grooming (makeup, nails). These offerings appear to contribute positively to resident morale and indicate investment in recreational programming.

    Facilities and equipment: Reviewers reported maintenance and facility issues, including nonfunctional televisions and telephone systems and general odor and cleanliness concerns in resident areas. Equipment reliability and environmental sanitation emerged as operational weaknesses that can affect resident comfort and safety.

    Management and communication: Multiple reviews identified gaps in family communication, limited follow-up after incidents, and problematic discharge/transport coordination (families arranging and paying for taxis). These issues point to weaknesses in case coordination, care transitions, and family outreach procedures.

    Notable patterns and recommended focus areas: The most consistent themes are a split between strong interpersonal caregiving from some staff and systemic process failures โ€” particularly in response times, medication management, wound care, sanitation, and family communication. Prospective families should weigh reports of compassionate, engaged staff against documented operational risks. For management, priorities would include standardizing medication and wound-care protocols, improving call-response systems and staff scheduling to reduce variability, strengthening kitchen and sanitation controls, and enhancing discharge and family-communication procedures to ensure timely follow-up and safe transitions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth is located at 1319 Spring St, Portsmouth, OH, 45662.

    About River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth

    River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth sits at 1319 Spring Street in Portsmouth, Ohio, and keeps its doors open 24 hours every day, which means someone's always around if care is needed or a question pops up, and the staff do their best to treat folks with kindness and respect, trying to make it feel more like home, though sometimes problems have happened with wound care that sent some residents to the hospital when staff couldn't handle it, and the facility's rating holds at 2.6 out of 5 based on five reviews, for folks who pay attention to that sort of thing. The building is part of the Trio Healthcare family and connects with local places like Portsmouth Health & Rehabilitation, Hillstone Healthcare, and Pristine Senior Living, as well as places called Best Care Nursing Facility and River Run Healthcare of Franklin Furnace. The facility provides all kinds of senior care options, from skilled nursing and long-term nursing home care to assisted living, independent living, and post-acute services like wound care, rehab-to-home, and therapy after an illness or injury, while also offering specialized memory care for seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia, where 24-hour support and activities aim to help memory and comfort. People living here get help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, taking medications, or getting meals-which can include restaurant-style dining or special diets-and the community has things like furnished rooms, kitchenettes, housekeeping, a common dining room, Wi-Fi, a small library, beauty salon, and outdoor spaces for fresh air. There are also activities for residents organized by the community, and you'll often see them out in the garden or participating in scheduled events, with options for respite care if a family caregiver needs a break, and adult day services for those who prefer to stay home most of the time but need occasional support. River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth does offer home health care services that follow Medicare rules, as well as non-medical home care for seniors wanting to age in place. The staff works with a focus on safety, comfort, and supporting both independent and assisted lifestyles, with help available around the clock and a simple, practical approach to care for seniors with different medical and support needs.

    People often ask...

    River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1319 Spring St, Portsmouth, OH 45662.

    No, River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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