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River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

250 LOVERS LANE, WASHINGTON, NC, 27889
(252) 975-1636
www.rivertracecare.com
140 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
140
CMS facility ID
345215
Care type
Nursing home
County
Beaufort
Facility name
River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Street address
250 LOVERS LANE
City / state / ZIP
Washington, NC 27889
Phone
(252) 975-1636
Website
www.rivertracecare.com

About this facility — River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Washington, North Carolina. It is licensed for 140 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 26 senior care facilities in Washington and 420 skilled nursing facilities across North Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 44 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $32,991 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Principle Long Term Care
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barker, Joetta
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Boice, Gale
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Hill, Raymond
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Hill, Robert
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Hill, Stephen
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Johnson, Dianne
Director — since 2011
Principle Long Term Care, Inc.
Operational control — since 2011
Skahill, Steven
Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
5 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1981-10-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$32,991 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-22

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$315 per day (≈ $9,580/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
73% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 19% private/other
Occupancy
81% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
16% below the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
140
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-08-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0602
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-12-19
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0726
J · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-12-19
F-0773
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-26
F-0880
J · Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-26
2025-07-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)
2024-07-26Health inspection4 citations
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-08-12
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-08-12
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-08-12
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-08-12
2024-06-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-24
2023-08-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0660
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2023-08-25
2023-04-27Health inspection13 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0867
D · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-05-25
F-0888
C · No harm found
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Corrected 2023-05-25
2024-07-26Fire-safety inspection10 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0321
F · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0374
D · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0916
D · No harm found
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2024-11-19
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-11-19
2023-04-27Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-07-13
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-07-13
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-07-13

Federal penalties

2025-07-18Fine$17,345
2024-06-21Fine$15,646
Total fines$32,991
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 345215.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
3.034 ratings on Google
★Brandy Dobbs · 2026-07-23 · via Google

“If I could leave zero stars I would!!! They almost killed my family’s “Mema”!! We went with this location over the other rehab in Washington NC that also had negative reviews. I honestly don’t know where to even start with how many issues we had in a short time frame. - They didn’t respond to her pushing the call bell during the night where she had to try to get herself up alone which could have b…”

★jr hood · 2026-07-21 · via Google

“Some of the workers very lazy it was 9pm my aunt still didn't have a bath and still had a dirty pamper on and had her in the bed for the night SMH a darn shame”

★Kassie Jones · 2025-02-07 · via Google

“My Dad went to River Trace for Physical Therapy due to a broken hip. He was there for 9 days, and he fell again breaking his other hip! River Trace waited 13 hours before calling EMS to carry my Dad to the ER. They NEVER called me to tell me that he was being sent to the ER. I found out when I got a notification from MyChart! I took my dad a plate of food on a Monday, and the same plate of food wa…”

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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