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West Ridge Care Center

3131 F Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405319390336760 certified beds · 51 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2023
Deficiencies
1
010
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2026-01-29
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 5
Staffing 5
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-01-29Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-12-12Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-11-16Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2023-11-16Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-28Record 165567-20231116-F657

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.80
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 0.74 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.33
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.82 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.96
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.37 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover34%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 44% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover20%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 42% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityIowaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
8.4%4.2%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
4.5%3.8%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
7.0%19.5%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
3.9%2.4%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
24.6%17.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
3.7%4.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
2.2%20.8%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)

No ownership records in the data we hold from CMS (Provider Enrollment).

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Iowa.

No county cost figures on file for Linn.

Nearby nursing homes

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Heritage Specialty Care
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1.0 mi2026-05-281395
Meth-Wick Health Center
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1.1 mi2025-07-17020
The Gardens Of Cedar Rapids
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3.1 mi2026-01-220143
Living Center West
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2.9 mi2026-06-080268
St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center
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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01