Riverside Care Center

    899 NW 4th St, Miami, FL 33128
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.5ยท4 reviews

    Compassionate care, clean facility, activities

    I'm very pleased with how my sister is cared for here. Staff are patient, compassionate and dedicated, medical care is proactive, and communication with families is excellent - they kept us updated even during a hurricane. The facility is clean, well-equipped, meals are excellent, and there are plenty of activities (Bingo, yoga, religious services, outings, exercise and games). Shared rooms are comfortable and nurses/assistants are attentive for bedbound residents; overall I'm happy and would recommend.

    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

    • 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

    4.50ยท(4)

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate, patient caregiving staff
    • Proactive clinical and medical oversight
    • Regular, proactive family communication and updates
    • Robust activities program (bingo, yoga, religious services, outings, exercise, games)
    • Clean, well-maintained interior
    • Responsive nursing and assistant-level care
    • Good dining quality
    • Adequate room size and well-equipped rooms
    • Emergency and evacuation preparedness

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff competency and experience
    • Staffing turnover and compensation pressures
    • Language barriers requiring translation support
    • Dated building infrastructure and layout
    • Limited modern onsite amenities
    • Shared rooms reducing resident privacy
    • Perceived neighborhood safety and location concerns
    • Variable service consistency across shifts

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews convey a facility with a strong core of compassionate caregivers and active family engagement alongside operational limitations tied to staffing and infrastructure. Families frequently highlight attentive nursing and hands-on assistants, proactive clinical oversight, and ongoing communication from management, which together contribute to a sense that residents receive attentive day-to-day care. The facility appears well maintained and prepared for emergencies, and many reviewers compliment the food and room sizes.

    Care and staff: The predominant strengths are staff patience, respect, and dedication; reviewers emphasize staff who are responsive and who keep families informed. Simultaneously, there is a pattern of variability in staff competence and service quality: newer or less experienced staff are described as inconsistent, and concerns about compensation and turnover were raised as contributing factors. Language barriers are present in some interactions, creating a need for translation support for non-English-speaking families. These elements suggest generally strong caregiver intent and several operational gaps in staffing stability, training, and linguistic access.

    Dining and activities: Dining receives positive remarks, with several accounts describing good food. The activity program is a clear strength: scheduled offerings include bingo, yoga, religious services, outings, exercise classes, and games. These programs appear to provide meaningful engagement for many residents, though reviewers also imply that residents with limited mobility may experience more isolated routines.

    Facilities and environment: The building is described as an older four-story structure rather than a state-of-the-art campus. Reviewers note that the interior is kept clean and well equipped, but the facility has limited modern amenities and commonly uses shared rooms, which reduces privacy for some residents. The facilityโ€™s neighborhood location is viewed less favorably by some families, which may influence perceptions of safety and convenience.

    Management and notable patterns: Management strengths include proactive family updates, effective communication about clinical issues, and demonstrated emergency/evacuation readiness during events such as hurricanes. Offsetting these strengths are operational challenges: inconsistent service across shifts, staffing turnover related to compensation pressures, and gaps in language support and staff training. Taken together, the pattern is one of reliable core care delivered in a dated physical environment with practical limitations around staffing consistency and modernization.

    For families considering this facility: The reviews suggest it is a viable option when priorities are compassionate caregiving, active engagement programs, and clear family communication. Prospective residents and families should inquire about current staffing levels, staff training programs, language-support services, room assignment options (private vs shared), and specific amenity details to determine fit relative to preferences for modern facilities and neighborhood considerations.

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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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    Riverside Care Center is located at 899 NW 4th St, Miami, FL, 33128.

    About Riverside Care Center

    Riverside Care Center sits in Miami, FL, and takes care of seniors in different ways, offering assisted living, independent living, memory care, care homes, and nursing home services, so whether someone is active and independent or needs help because of health changes, there's a space for them here. The place has 120 certified beds and usually about 115 residents, so it stays nearly full most of the time with a 96% occupancy, and it runs as a non-profit, taking both Medicare and Medicaid.

    Daily staff include CNAs providing 3.19 hours per resident, LPNs at 0.85 hours, and RNs at 0.58 hours, though the total listed as 1.43 is a bit confusing with those other numbers, but there's always help around. Riverside offers 24-hour supervision, a fast-responding call system, and skilled nursing care for those recovering from surgery, illness, or needing extra care. Specialized memory care helps those with Alzheimer's, dementia, or Parkinson's, making sure someone's always there when needed. The center has programs for occupational and physical therapy, plus nutritional counseling for health support.

    Food is served in a community dining room, with allergy-sensitive and diabetes-friendly menus, and a professional chef prepares meals that residents can eat any time during the day. Rooms come furnished with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, cable TV, and telephones, so people can be as comfortable as they need to be. There's laundry, dry cleaning, move-in help, housekeeping, and family support services for daily needs, and emergency alert systems add a bit more peace of mind.

    Riverside has a library, fitness and arts rooms, movie rooms, activity and wellness spaces, and a garden, which give residents plenty to do whether they're able to walk outside or join other daily community-sponsored activities, including those led by residents themselves. You'll see walking paths, outdoor programs, transportation, and covered parking, so there's a way for most folks to get around. Family and resident councils give everyone a voice in decisions.

    Health markers show 3% of long-term residents lose too much weight, 2% have urinary tract infections, and another 2% are physically restrained, but only 1% face moderate or severe pain, and pressure sores happen in 4% of low-risk and 14% of high-risk cases. Depression or anxiety rates are at 8%, and about 9% face increased needs for daily help. Vaccination rates are high, with nearly every resident getting both flu and pneumococcal shots. About 65% of low-risk residents lose control of their bowels or bladder, which is higher than some places, and 24-hour care is available if needed.

    The building is fully sprinklered, and although not a hospital, it provides rehabilitation therapy and uses a clinical-based approach that aims to make care fit the individual while keeping things feeling like home. Residents get help with bathing, dressing, transfers, and medications, and the facility offers support for both short-term rehab and long-term stays. Riverside Care Center doesn't belong to a chain, isn't part of a hospital or a bigger retirement community, and provides services with its own unique touch, always aiming to make sure residents are safe, engaged, and as independent as possible, with both the familiar comforts and extra help whenever it's needed.

    People often ask...

    Riverside Care Center offers board and care and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 899 NW 4th St, Miami, FL 33128.

    No, Riverside Care Center 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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