Ridgeview Rehab & Nursing Center
Nursing Home Facility
6450 North Ridge Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Ridgeview Rehab & Nursing Center is a senior care community located in Chicago, IL. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Chicago area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (773) 743-8700.
Ridgeview Rehab & Nursing Center is licensed for 136 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Chicago average about 158 beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Chicago average about 2.1 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2024 and recorded 11 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 2.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Chicago average about 3.1 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 44%.
The community is located in Cook County, IL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 50 problems at Ridgeview Rehab & Nursing Center. 6 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 19 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $108,511. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
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
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
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, a pattern
Infection Control
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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.
Ridgeview Rehab & Nursing Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Individual
- Beds / units 136
- Nursing hours per resident/day 2.2
- Annual staff turnover 44%
- Last health inspection August 2024
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