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Nursing home report

West Ridge Care Center

Cedar Rapids, IA · Medicare-certified · 60 beds

In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall

West Ridge Care Center has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings and a 4-star quality measures rating. It reported 4.33 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months; the recent inspection cited care-plan timing and team-review issues.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.3295 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 29, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3295.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.80
Licensed practical nurses
0.74
Nurse aides
2.79
Weekend nursing
3.96

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 34%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

7.7%6.2%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.8%2.5%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.6%6.1%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

3%2.5%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

10%5.7%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

28.1%18.8%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

24.7%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

0%2.9%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%1.6%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

6.6%8.5%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

3.1%21.8%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.2%0%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.2%100%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

94.3%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

88.8%91%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited November 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

View the original federal record

F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

    See what inspectors found

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
50.9 residents on an average day (85% of 60 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 20 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.