During the Medicare inspection conducted on 7/18/2019, inspectors found facility staff failed to properly secure a bag of medication. The medication was left open on the floor in the nurse’s station within the dementia unit, creating an accident hazard with a potentially adverse outcome.
Per the same Medicare report from 7/81/2019, inspectors found Ridgecrest staff failed to determine that an account of all controlled drugs was maintained and periodically reconciled. Controlled drug records were properly organized in the special care unit.
Following their most recent inspection on 7/18/2019, Medicare rated Ridgecrest one star out of five for health, two out of five for staffing, and three out of five for quality measures.
This nursing and rehabilitation facility, per Propublica.org, incurred one fine over four years totaling $24,008. They received a payment suspension for this fine. It was incurred during the 7/18/2019 inspection.