The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
East Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
CUTLER BAY, FL · Medicare-certified · 74 beds
Needs attention
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
East Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Cutler Bay, FL has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and staffing and 5 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.83 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $8,788 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8344 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 26, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $8,788recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8344.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.27
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.49
- Nurse aides
- 2.07
- Weekend nursing
- 3.66
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 39%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
4.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.6%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
6.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.4%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
15.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.2%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.3%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
9.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,788 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,788 in total fines.
- $8,788
Federal fine
Jan 8, 2025
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 70.9 residents on an average day (96% of 74 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.