River Garden Rated #1 Nursing Home in Florida, According to U.S. News

Of the 685 nursing homes in Florida, U.S. News & World Report rated 121 of them to be the best homes in the state.
And River Garden is at the very top of that list.
U.S. News used data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The nursing homes were rated “poor” to “top-performing” on a scale of 1 to 5.
U.S. News says nursing home performance was evaluated over time, averaging monthly data over a year and much emphasis was placed on strong performance in medical quality measures. To receive a high U.S. News rating, homes had to provide significantly more than the required minimum of rehabilitation therapy. All rated homes accept residents covered by Medicaid, Medicare or both.

The 121 Florida nursing homes on the list were labeled as “top performing” and had overall ratings of 4.5 or greater.

River Garden Senior Services is a not-for-profit, mission-driven community agency offering an array of elder care programs and services on a 40-acre campus in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville. Sponsored by the organized Jewish community, River Garden serves clients from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds while maintaining an environment supportive of Jewish identity and informed by Jewish values. In addition to being an 8-time recipient of the prestigious Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long Term Care, River Garden is a 5-star rated community by AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration) and CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and a recipient of US News & World Report’s “Best Nursing Homes” designation in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016-17.
The River Garden campus includes: River Garden Hebrew Home, a 180-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility; The Coves at River Garden, an 80-unit independent living community; River Garden Home Health Care, a Florida licensed and Medicare certified home health agency; River Garden Rehab, providing short-stay rehabilitation and outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapies; River Garden Adult Day Care; The Albert Z. Fleet Geriatric Training Center, providing continuing education, training and professional advancement for staff; and River Garden Foundation, providing financial support to the River Garden system of senior services.