RIDGEWOOD MANOR:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
RIDGEWOOD MANOR
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On September 23, 2022 and November 30, 2022 and January 5, 2023, state nursing home surveyors found that RIDGEWOOD MANOR caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-09-23 2022-11-30 2023-01-05
In 8 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that RIDGEWOOD MANOR caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from March 21, 2017 to January 5, 2023).
All Surveys: 2017-03-21 2018-08-28 2021-03-18 2022-09-23 2022-11-30 2023-01-05
Actual Harm Findingsi
On September 23, 2022 and November 30, 2022 and January 5, 2023, state nursing home surveyors found that RIDGEWOOD MANOR caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-09-23 2022-11-30 2023-01-05
In 9 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that RIDGEWOOD MANOR caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from January 23, 2015 to January 5, 2023).
All Surveys: 2015-01-23 2017-03-21 2018-08-28 2021-03-18 2022-09-23 2022-11-30 2023-01-05
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
RIDGEWOOD MANOR received the worst ratings for the following:
July, 2023
86 months total between January, 2014 and July, 2023
For the last 9 consecutive months - October, 2022 to July, 2023
98 months total between January, 2014 and July, 2023
37 months total between March, 2015 and November, 2022
21 months total between April, 2019 and June, 2022
History of Unsafe Staffingi
Understaffing has a very human cost, not only to the dignity of nursing home residents but also to their basic safety and well-being. Click here for signs and symptoms of understaffing.
Understaffing has been determined to cause patient injury and deprive residents of essential care according to numerous scientific studies.
What is unsafe CNA staffing?
Below 2.0 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Less than 2.0 nurse aide hours per patient day is likely to result in poor care."
Was RIDGEWOOD MANOR staffed at Unsafe levels?:
305 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 94.5%
345 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 88.8%
325 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 87.1%
318 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 64.7%
236 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 90.1%
329 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2022: 1.71 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.67 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.71 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 1.80 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.94 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 1.79 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2022: 3.20 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.09 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.06 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.19 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.39 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.11 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)
Source — Payroll Based Journal daily staffing reports filed by this nursing home with CMS.
(For 2018, the most currently avaliable data is used above.)
Why do staffing levels matter to RIDGEWOOD MANOR residents?
- 67.1% of residents had dementia
- 62.4% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 61.2% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 30.6% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (June 28, 2017)
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