RIDGEWOOD CENTER
Ridgewood Center is a skilled nursing facility located in Ridgewood, NJ, offering post-hospital short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and respite care. The facility accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances, with a focus on meeting the medical and rehabilitation needs of individuals recovering from illness or injury. Ridgewood Center is recognized as an AHCA Bronze Quality Award Winner and is a partner in the We Honor Veterans program.
Overall: 1/5 · Health: 1/5 · Staffing: 2/5 · QM: 4/5
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- F-584SS F — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- F-607SS D — Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-625SS D — Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-660SS D — Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- F-695SS D — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F-725SS E — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- F-730SS E — Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F-732SS D — Post nurse staffing information every day.
- F-755SS D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-756SS D — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-758SS E — 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.
- F-812SS F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-835SS F — Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F-868SS D — Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- F-883SS D — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F-887SS D — 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.
- F-919SS E — Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F-941SS D — Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- E-15SS F — Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- K-222SS F — Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- K-225SS F — Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- K-281SS F — Install proper backup exit lighting.
- K-293SS F — Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- K-321SS F — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-363SS F — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-374SS F — Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- K-532SS F — Have a properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator.
- K-761SS F — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- K-911SS F — Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- K-923SS F — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F-578SS D — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F-584SS D — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- F-641SS D — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-712SS D — Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- F-755SS D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- K-324SS D — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-353SS E — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-363SS E — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-761SS F — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- K-911SS F — Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- K-914SS F — Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F-559SS D — Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- F-561SS E — Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- F-563SS D — Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-625SS D — Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-686SS D — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- F-730SS F — Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F-732SS D — Post nurse staffing information every day.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-835SS F — Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F-867SS F — Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-882SS D — Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- F-885SS C — Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
- F-886SS E — Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
- K-222SS D — Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- K-374SS E — Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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