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63/100

Average

Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community

1900 W. State Hwy 6, Waco, TX 76712

CMS 1/5 stars #9 of 17 in Mc Lennan County (254) 776-9681
Certified beds
90
Occupancy
82%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $14,267 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

  • Nursing staff turnover of 82%

    High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.

Our read on Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community

Ridgecrest runs 90 certified beds in Waco under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers families tend to ask about first are staffing and turnover. Staff turnover here sits at 82.1 percent against a national average of 45.8, meaning most of the people caring for residents in a given year are new to the building. The staffing star rating of 1 out of 5 reflects that churn, and the health inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. Quality measures score 4 out of 5, so clinical metrics look better than the day-to-day picture. One fine totaling $14,267 is on record, and the last inspection was June 15, 2025.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability0/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

13/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.28 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.2 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays

Staff stability

0/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →82% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$14,267 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day2.97 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.20 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.58 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover82.10%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: June 15, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community

What is the ElderGrade for Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community? +

Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community holds an ElderGrade of C (63 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community? +

Residents receive an average of 2.97 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.