Eagle Ridge Post Acute
Nursing Home Facility
2425 Teller Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Eagle Ridge of Grand Valley is a small, privately owned facility, located in a residential community setting. We have been an integral part of the community for many years. We strive to provide a facility that is warm, inviting and homelike, providing a comfortable setting for our residents.
Operated by Quality Life Management, LLC., which runs 7 communities in our directory.
Eagle Ridge Post Acute is licensed for 70 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Grand Junction average about 54 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 95% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2024 and recorded 24 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 63%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Mesa County, CO.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 47 problems at Eagle Ridge Post Acute. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 18 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 4 times, a total of $63,613. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Post nurse staffing information every day.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Eagle Ridge Post Acute offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit limited liability corporation
- Beds / units 70
- Occupancy 95%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 63%
- Last health inspection June 2024
Resident & family reviews
This is the worst place ever I needed some closure and wanted everyone to know that my great grandma lived here in 2011 ...This is what happened she requested to use the restroom and they did stop by and told her they would be right back she waited well over an hour and no one showed so she got up and took her self to the restroom and fell and hit her head 4 hours later they showed up to find her covered in urine and on the ground needless to say that night she passed away due to her injuries and they tried to pass it off as she died of old age ...They couldn't even cover the bruising on her head at the funeral it was so bad...:'( so please protect your loved one and choose a reputable home for them
by Candice, Sep 2017
This is the worst place ever I needed some closure and wanted everyone to know that my great grandma lived here in 2011 ...This is what happened she requested to use the restroom and they did stop by and told her they would be right back she waited well over an hour and no one showed so she got up and took her self to the restroom and fell and hit her head 4 hours later they showed up to find her covered in urine and on the ground needless to say that night she passed away due to her injuries and they tried to pass it off as she died of old age ...They couldn't even cover the bruising on her head at the funeral it was so bad...:'( so please protect your loved one and choose a reputable home for them
by candice, Sep 2017
This place is a dump! The workers are liars, the care is poor. You just keep changing the name, but you have the same people.
by Mary Crawford, May 2012