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Families describe RiverWoods At Exeter as a highly regarded continuing care community where residents move through independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing without leaving campus, often staying happy and connected to friends and family. Reviewers consistently praise the caring, professional staff and note that couples can stay close even when their care needs differ.
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Riverwoods At Exeter is a senior living community in Exeter, New Hampshire offering Assisted Living, Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Outdoor Patio and Fitness Center. Families rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 52 reviews.
RiverWoods At Exeter is a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Exeter, New Hampshire, offering independent living, assisted living, memory support, and nursing care across three distinct neighborhoods: The Woods, The Ridge, and The Boulders. Located minutes from downtown Exeter, the community spans a natural setting surrounded by miles of groomed walking trails and the picturesque Exeter River.
Independent living residents enjoy spacious homes and cottages with full kitchens, new appliances, and personalized design options, many featuring screened porches or balconies. Assisted living services provide personalized support with activities of daily living while maintaining residents' independence. The community's memory support program, designed for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, offers specialized care and tailored activities in a supportive environment. Nursing services delivered by trained professionals are available seven days a week with a focus on person-centered, compassionate care.
The community is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an achievement reached by only 10% of the nation's continuing care retirement communities. Residents benefit from a flexible meal points program allowing choices across multiple dining venues, and maintenance-free living eliminates yard work and household responsibilities.
Amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, woodshop, on-site beehives, art classes, history lectures, and duplicate bridge. The nearby Seacoast region offers access to kayaking, local restaurants, ocean proximity, and outdoor recreation. Walking trails along the Exeter River and surrounding woods provide daily access to nature and outdoor activities.
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Matthew Newton
Dec 2025
Riverwoods is a top notch place. We install custom closets and cabinetry, for master closets , guest closets, linen closets, coat closets, pantries, laundry, entertainment centers, etc. Riverwoods staff are exceptional, gracious, and very good at what they do. Top to bottom
David Dichard, Esq.
Jul 2025
Beautiful retirement community, and found out it has the 2nd largest structure in the state!
Arden Cote
Aug 2020
Riverwoods is now allowing visitors to see the residents, however meeting up and socializing must take place outside. This allowed my family to go and celebrate my grandmother's birthday with her.
Diane Day
Dec 2017
Great facility and food. My mother in law has been transformed! She's the happiest in years. She no longer lives"alone." She has friends and travel companions whenever she wants them. She can choose to participate in things or not. Was a great move for her. it's definitely the best gift too give your children... Knowing someone's always looking out for the community.
Morah Alexander
Aug 2017
I don't think there could be a better place for my parents. They originally started off in independent care. They lived there for 8 years and loved it. As they needed a little more assistance one move into assisted care, the other into skilled care. They still eat meals together and the staff is so caring and informative. This is an amazing place. Definitely worth a visit if you are thinking of this for yourself or your parents.
3 inspection visits in the last three years, 15 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2026
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 16, 2026
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 1, 2025
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 1, 2025
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 1, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 24, 2025
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 25, 2025
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 1, 2025
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 21, 2024
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 21, 2024
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 21, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 16, 2024
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 21, 2024
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 21, 2024
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 21, 2024
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
Riverwoods At Exeter offers Assisted Living, Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Riverwoods At Exeter is located at 6 White Oak Drive in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Families describe RiverWoods At Exeter as a highly regarded continuing care community where residents move through independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing without leaving campus, often staying happy and connected to friends and family. Reviewers consistently praise the caring, professional staff and note that couples can stay close even when their care needs differ.
Riverwoods At Exeter had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 15 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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