Ridgecrest Healthcare Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
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Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 12
CA State Average: 9
U.S. Average: 6
CA Deficiencies Range: 1–35
Complaints & Incidents: 2
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

July 26, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Some
9/11/2012
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Low
Some
9/11/2012
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.
Low
Some
9/11/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Develop a post-discharge plan with the resident and family for the resident's care after leaving the nursing home.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Low
Few
9/11/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Few
9/11/2012

February 16, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
Low
Some
3/16/2012
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.
Low
Some
3/16/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.
Low
Some
3/16/2012
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Low
Some
3/16/2012
Keep clinical record information safe.
Low
Some
3/16/2012
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Few
3/16/2012
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Very Low
Many
3/16/2012

August 25, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Operate and provide services according to federal, state, and local laws and professional standards.
Low
Many
11/23/2011
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Low
Many
11/23/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.
Low
Some
1/18/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Some
11/23/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Some
11/23/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Some
1/18/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
11/23/2011
Provide proper discharge planning and communication, of the resident's health status and summary of the resident's nursing home stay.
Low
Few
11/23/2011
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Low
Few
11/23/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Low
Few
11/23/2011
Maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels.
Low
Few
1/18/2012

December 13, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
Low
Some
1/3/2013
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Some
1/3/2013

October 15, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

September 07, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Very Low
Some
9/21/2012
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility
Low
Few
9/21/2012

June 06, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Some
7/12/2012

May 11, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
5/29/2012
Provide care for each resident in a way that maintains or improves their quality of life.
Low
Few
5/29/2012
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.
Low
Some
5/29/2012
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Low
Few
5/29/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Very Low
Some
5/29/2012

April 11, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Low
Few
5/2/2012

January 26, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected
Provide care for each resident in a way that maintains or improves their quality of life.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

September 12, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

August 31, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

April 06, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

August 24, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

June 18, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.
High
Some
8/13/2010
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
High
Some
8/13/2010
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
High
Some
8/13/2010
Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property.
High
Some
8/13/2010

January 27, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

January 20, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Very Low
Some
Not Corrected

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.


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