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Deficiency Records for Ridgewood Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Ridgewood Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Ridgewood Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have a properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-07-10 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-06-19 | Y |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-06-19 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | N |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | Y |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-20 | Y |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-02 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-01 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-30 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-25 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-16 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-16 | N |
| Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-14 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-14 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-14 | N |
| Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility?s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-12 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-11 | N |
| Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Health | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-11 | N |
| Install proper backup exit lighting. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-11 | N |
| Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. | Fire Safety | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-11 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-05-10 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Report COVID19 data to residents and families. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | Health | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-29 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-11 | 2022-04-26 | N |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-11 | 2022-03-15 | N |