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The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Settled in the neighborhood of Columbus, GA, Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is a respected senior care provider, offering long-term and short-term rehabilitation, hospice care, and palliative care. The community offers a nurturing environment where residents are empowered to continuously grow and thrive with all the support they need to recover their strength or maintain their capabilities. Residents are given personalized care plans that best fits their personal needs, interests, and goals, ensuring they are truly well-cared for and comfortable.
With cutting edge technology for rehabilitation and a compassionate care team that gives residents full attention and comprehensive services, residents are guaranteed to enjoy a fulfilling and comfortable life. Committed to ensuring residents enjoy a purposeful and fulfilling life, residents are provided with an array of fun and engaging activities tailored to their skills and interests. The community also makes sure residents receive the nourishment they need with delicious and nutritious meals served daily.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 22nd out of 190 homes in Georgia. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 26m per day | ▼ 13% State avg: 30m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 51m per day | ▼ 9% State avg: 56m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 3h 2m per day | ▲ 41% State avg: 2h 9m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Total Nursing (Weekend)
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 4h 30m per day | ▲ 45% State avg: 3h 6m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 2m per day | ▼ 33% State avg: 3m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
RN (Weekend)
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 16m per day | ▼ 20% State avg: 20m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Lower than the Georgia average: 78.1%In Georgia, the Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division conducts unannounced inspections to ensure facilities adhere to state health and safety requirements.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Georgia state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | GA Average | vs. GA Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 31 | 21 | This facility has 48% more total deficiencies than a typical Georgia nursing home (31 vs. GA avg 21).↑ 48% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2020.
| 5.2 | 3.5 | This facility has 49% more deficiencies per year than a typical Georgia nursing home (5.2 vs. GA avg 3.5).↑ 49% worse |
|
Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 1.3 | 2.1 | This facility has 38% fewer deficiencies per inspection than a typical Georgia nursing home (1.3 vs. GA avg 2.1).↓ 38% better |
Inspections
| This Facility | GA Average | vs. GA Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 23 | 10 | This facility has 130% more total inspections than a typical Georgia nursing home (23 vs. GA avg 10).↑ 130% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on January 15, 2025, found no deficiencies after a revisit survey verified correction of prior issues cited in December 2024. Earlier inspections showed multiple deficiencies related primarily to medication management, including psychotropic medication orders without stop dates, failure to assess residents for safe self-administration of medications, and oxygen therapy care plan compliance. Prior reports also noted infection control and food safety issues, as well as some life safety code deficiencies involving fire alarm sensitivity testing and exit door signage. Complaint investigations were unsubstantiated, and no fines or enforcement actions were listed in the available reports. The facility appears to have addressed previous deficiencies effectively, as recent follow-up surveys confirmed corrections and the latest inspection was clean.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
Show Inspection ReportsGeorgia average 3.4
Last Health inspection on Dec 2024
Georgia average 16.6
Georgia average 4.68
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
All 12 citations resulted from standard inspections.
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.7
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.5
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
131% better than Georgia average
6% better than Georgia average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8 hoursNo contractors work on this role.
Assists with medical care and medications.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.8 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
Helps with daily care and mobility.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.2 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
4,670 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 42 | 31 | 73 | 14,238 | 92 | 100% | 9.2 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3,817 | 92 | 100% | 9.8 |
| Registered Nurse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1,771 | 91 | 99% | 8 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 610 | 68 | 74% | 9 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 515 | 65 | 71% | 7.9 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 507 | 60 | 65% | 8.5 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 496 | 62 | 67% | 8 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 458 | 59 | 64% | 7.8 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 2 | 2 | 448 | 66 | 72% | 6.8 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 447 | 62 | 67% | 7.1 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 55 | 60% | 2.4 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1% | 11.5 |
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
13.7
33% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 10.3
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
21.0
21% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 17.4
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
18.8%
12% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.8%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
23.7%
22% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.4%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
20.4%
27% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.1%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
3.9%
23% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 3.2%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
9.5%
50% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.3%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
4.8%
92% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.5%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
12.6%
110% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
11.4%
31% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 8.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
20.5%
7% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.1%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
91.3%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 91.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
97.3%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 95.0%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.27
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.18
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.99
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 1.97
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
91.9%
14% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 80.6%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
91.7%
17% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 78.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
26.0%
7% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 24.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
11.9%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 12.2%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
41.4%
23% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
51.6%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
48% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
52% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
34Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #147 / 185Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 147th out of 185 homes in Georgia. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Georgia average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Total Residents: 110
Building Type: Single-story
This home supports both short-term rehab and long-term care, with residents staying for a wide range of durations.
10.3 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Columbus's city center to Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 0.4 miles to nearest hospital (Columbus Cardiology Associates)
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Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is located in Columbus, Georgia.
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Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center has a walk score of 2. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center's occupancy is 46%.
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center has 84 beds.
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is located at 8329 Steven's Ln, Columbus, GA 31909, United States.
(706) 330-5650 will put you in contact with the team at Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center.
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is in Muscogee County.
Yes — Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is a CMS-certified provider of Medicare and Medicaid.
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