Inspection citations
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| Date | Severity | What inspectors found | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | D · potential | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Complaint |
| Aug 18, 2026 | D · potential | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Complaint |
| Jul 15, 2026 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Complaint |
| May 19, 2026 | F · potential | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Complaint |
| May 19, 2026 | D · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Complaint |
| May 19, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Complaint |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · potential | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · potential | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | F · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | E · potential | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | E · potential | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | E · potential | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | F · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | E · potential | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | E · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | F · potential | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Routine |
| Mar 6, 2025 | E · potential | Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | Routine |
| Jan 29, 2025 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Complaint |
| Dec 18, 2024 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Complaint |
| Dec 18, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| Oct 15, 2024 | D · potential | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Complaint |
| Oct 15, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| May 14, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. | Complaint |
| May 14, 2024 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Complaint |
| May 14, 2024 | D · potential | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Complaint |
| May 1, 2024 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Complaint |
| Apr 29, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Complaint |
| Apr 8, 2024 | G · harm | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Complaint |
| Mar 14, 2024 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Mar 14, 2024 | E · potential | Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. | Routine |
| Mar 14, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Routine |
| Mar 14, 2024 | F · potential | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Routine |
| Mar 14, 2024 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · potential | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Complaint |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · potential | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Complaint |
| Oct 9, 2023 | D · potential | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Complaint |
| Oct 9, 2023 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Complaint |
| Oct 9, 2023 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
Medicare's severity letters: A–C minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–L actual harm or immediate danger. Source: CMS health deficiencies file, processed October 1, 2026.
Questions to ask on a visit
Ridgecrest Regional Transitional Care and Rehabili
1081 North China Lake Boulevard, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 · (760) 446-3551
Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________
Record on file
- Certification
- Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
- Medicare number (CCN)
- 555877
- Certified beds
- 124
- Legal owner
- Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.
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