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Ridgecrest Healthcare

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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16640 North 38th Street,
Phoenix AZ 85032

(602) 482-6671

64.25% estimated occupancy 1

Ridgecrest Healthcare is a large nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona. This facility received a strong grade of B+ overall. We found this nursing home to be better than most of the facilities in Phoenix, which has a city grade of B. This place definitely has plenty going for it. As you will find below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category grades. It's hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing grade. Our nursing rating is largely tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the next area, this facility also earned a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 98.74372 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next category we analyzed was short-term care. This nursing home was given a favorable short-term care grade in our assessment, with a grade of B. This nursing home really didn't have any weak links. In calculating our short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is considered to be a meaningful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Ridgecrest Healthcare Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 5.71% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 1.27% of Patients had UTIs

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients that sustained urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 31.48% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 4.09% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 97.55% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 24.31% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 29.66% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 29.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 12.83% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Ridgecrest Healthcare, 74.22% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Scores for Phoenix, AZ

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • Desert Mountain Dialysis (Dva)8.23 miles away9220 E Mountain View Rd Ste 105 Scottsdale Arizona 85258Dialysis Stations: 24 (480) 391-2241