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Riverside Rest Home

276 COUNTY FARM ROAD, DOVER, NH, 03820

(603) 742-1348

215 licensed beds

CMS rates Riverside Rest Home 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 31 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

276 County Farm Road

Dover, NH 03820

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Bed capacity

215

CMS facility ID

305047

Care type

Nursing home

County

Strafford

Facility name

Riverside Rest Home

Street address

276 COUNTY FARM ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Dover, NH 03820

Phone

(603) 742-1348

Website

riversideresthome.com

About this facility — Riverside Rest Home

Riverside Rest Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Dover, New Hampshire. It is licensed for 215 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Hampshire (94 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Dover and 73 skilled nursing facilities across New Hampshire. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Riverside Rest Home 31 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. 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 November 6, 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

Ownership type

Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Bower, Raymond

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1987

Brown, Deirdra

Operational control — since 2023

Clary, Patrick

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1988

County of Strafford

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1995

Emerton, Jennifer

Operational control — since 2016

Fuller, Keith

Operational control — since 2002

Hogan, Jennifer

Operational control — since 2022

Kane, Doug

Operational control — since 2019

Kopreski, Paul

Operational control — since 2014

Lambert, Linda

Operational control — since 2022

Lapoint, Kristina

Operational control — since 2010

Leavitt, Sean

Operational control — since 2025

Legere, Diane

Operational control — since 1996

Maglaras, George

Director · Operational control — since 1987

Morse, Mike

Operational control — since 2002

Pitre, Joe

Operational control — since 2025

Tiernan, Christine

Operational control — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1995-04-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-08

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

215

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-04-08Health inspection2 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2026-04-28

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-02

2025-02-12Health inspection4 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-03-28

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 2025-03-28

F-0770

D · No harm found

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

Corrected 2025-03-13

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-28

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (25 citations)

2024-01-11Health inspection1 citation

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-02-16

2026-04-08Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0004

C · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2026-05-15

E-0007

F · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2026-05-15

E-0026

C · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2026-05-15

E-0030

E · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2026-05-15

E-0031

F · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2026-05-15

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2026-05-15

K-0232

E · No harm found

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2026-05-15

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 2026-05-15

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-05-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-05-15

2025-02-12Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2025-04-07

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-04-07

K-0342

D · No harm found

Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.

Corrected 2025-04-07

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2025-04-07

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-04-07

2024-01-11Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0291

C · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0293

C · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0325

E · No harm found

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0372

D · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0761

C · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-03-07

K-0918

C · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-03-07

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 305047.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New Hampshire.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 85% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 21

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.0

Higher than 63% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.7

Nursing staff turnover, annual

20%

Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 43%

Resident outcomes

On 20 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the New Hampshire average on 11 and worse on 5. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	16.0%	22.3%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	0.9%	5.2%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.3%	0.9%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.4%	2.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	2.7%	15.8%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	5.5%	0.1%	0.1%	Worse than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.5%	4.5%	3.2%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.8%	97.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	10.8%	15.8%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	16.9%	19.1%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.8%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	2.5%	4.3%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	23.0%	25.4%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	34.6%	17.9%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.99	1.72	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.30	1.88	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	23.9%	87.1%	82.3%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	20.0%	85.7%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	8.3%	21.8%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	0.0%	13.0%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

K-0223 3 inspections. Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
F-0658 2 inspections. Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
K-0324 2 inspections. Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
F-0761 2 inspections. 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.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in New Hampshire

Licensing: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Administration
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Wentworth-douglass Hospital, about 3.3 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital, about 13 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
York Hospital, about 16 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Dover Center for Health & Rehabilitation, Dover, about 2.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Langdon Place of Dover, Dover, about 4.8 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Birch Healthcare Center, Rochester, about 5.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Rochester Manor, Rochester, about 5.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Saint Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Dover, about 6.8 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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